Suffragan diocese Palmerston North, New Zealand
Diocese of Palmerston North
Palmerstonaquilonian(us)
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese covering the Manawatu-Whanganui and surrounding regions of New Zealand, seated in Palmerston North. Erected on 6 March 1980, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Wellington and its seat is the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit.
On the map
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- Established
- 1980
- Catholics
- 68,160
- Priests
- 26
- Territory
- 36,200 km²
Parishes and churches
13 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathedral of the Holy SpiritPalmerston North · CathedralMass times recorded
- Immaculate ConceptionStratfordView parish
- Sacred HeartHastingsView parish
- Sacred HeartInglewoodView parish
- St Brigid’sFeildingView parish
- St Brigid’sPahiatuaMass times recorded
- St Joseph’sWaipukurauMass times recorded
- St Joseph’sNew PlymouthMass times recorded
- St Joseph’sHaweraMass times recorded
- St Mary’sPalmerston NorthView parish
- St Mary’sWhanganuiView parish
- St Patrick’sNapierView parish
- St Peter’sWairoaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- John Adams
- Born
- 18 November 1963
- Birthplace
- Christchurch
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North stands in Palmerston North, 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.
History
Formed on 6 March 1980 when the Archdiocese of Wellington was divided, the Diocese of Palmerston North is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in New Zealand and a suffragan of that archdiocese. Its territory covers 36,200 km2 (14,000 sq mi); in 2023 it counted 68,160 Catholics out of a total population of 526,735, with 44 priests (26 diocesan, 18 religious priests), 2 permanent deacons, and 76 religious (male and female). The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit serves as its cathedral.