Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch

Coordinates: 43°32′19″S 172°38′46″E / 43.53861°S 172.64611°E / -43.53861; 172.64611
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The Latin Rite Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. Its cathedral and see city are located in Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand. It was formed on 5 May 1887 from a portion of the territory of the Diocese of Wellington, which was elevated to archdiocese later that same month.

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch in the early 20th century.

Ordinaries of Christchurch

Tenure Incumbent Life
1887–1915 John Grimes SM 1842–1915
1915–1943 Matthew Brodie 1871–1943
1944–1950 Patrick Lyons 1903–1967
1950–1964 Edward Joyce 1904–1964
1964–1985 Brian Ashby 1923–1988
1985–1987 Denis Hanrahan 1933–1987
1987–1995 Basil Meeking 1929–2020
1995–2007 John Cunneen 1932–2010
2007–2016 Barry Jones 1941–2016
2017–present Paul Martin SM 1967–

Lyons was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia in 1950.

Current bishop

Bishops other than ordinaries

Coadjutor bishops

Auxiliary bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Charles Drennan, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Palmerston North in 2011; succeeded 2012; resigned 2019
  • Stephen Lowe, appointed Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand in 2014

Cathedral and churches

Main article: Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch

St Mary's Catholic Church in Hokitika belongs to the diocese.[1] Following a structural assessment triggered by the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the church was closed to the public in June 2012.[2]

For 57 years, the diocese was responsible for sending priests to the non-denominational Christian Chapel of the Snows at McMurdo Station on Ross Island, Antarctica, the second southernmost religious building in the world. This practice was stopped in 2015.[3]

Secondary schools

Main article: List of Catholic schools in New Zealand § Christchurch Diocese

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dioceses". The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand. Archived from the original on 8 September 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  2. ^ Mussen, Deidre (19 June 2012). "Engineers to look at Hokitika's historic church". The Press. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Catholic priests to leave Antarctica because of decline in church-going". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

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