Diocese of Hamilton in New Zealand
Hamiltonen(sis) in Nova Zelandia
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Hamilton, New Zealand
Latin rite diocese covering the Waikato, Bay of Plenty and surrounding regions of New Zealand, seated in Hamilton. Erected on 6 March 1980, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Wellington and its seat is the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 6 March 1980
- Latin
- Hamiltonen(sis) in Nova Zelandia
- Annuario code
- 001001575
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 65,500
- Population
- 774,900
- Catholic share
- 8.5%
- Priests
- 34
- Catholics per priest
- 1,926
- Extent
- 49,700 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.3
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Richard Laurenson
- Born
- 4 July 1968
- Birthplace
- Hamilton in New Zealand
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary stands in Hamilton, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Wellington
A suffragan of Wellington.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of WellingtonWellington
- Diocese of AucklandAuckland
- Diocese of ChristchurchChristchurch
- Diocese of DunedinDunedin
- Diocese of Palmerston NorthPalmerston North
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Centred in Hamilton, New Zealand, the Latin Church Catholic Diocese of Hamilton (Latin: Dioecesis Hamiltonen(sis)) is a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. It was established on 6 March 1980 from a portion of the territory of the Diocese of Auckland, and its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].