Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North
OR:
Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

The
Latin Rite Latin liturgical rites, or Western liturgical rites, are Catholic rites of public worship employed by the Latin Church, the largest particular church ''sui iuris'' of the Catholic Church, that originated in Europe where the Latin language once ...
Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
Diocese of
Palmerston North Palmerston North (; mi, Te Papa-i-Oea, known colloquially as Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the ...
is a suffragan Diocese of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington The Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington is the Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of New Zealand. Catholics number about 83,214 (2006 census). Parishes number 22 and the archdiocese extends over central New Zealand between Levin and Masterton i ...
. It was formed on 6 March 1980 when the Archdiocese was divided. The Diocese has an area of area 36,200 km² and had, in 2011, 59,099 Catholics, 58 Priests, 141 Religious and a total population of 470,000 people.Vatican Information Service, ''Pontifical Acts for February 22, 2011'', ''Msgr Charles Drennan'

(retrieved 23 February 2011) The Cathedral of Palmerston North is the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North, Cathedral of the Holy Spirit.


Ordinaries of Palmerston North

{, class="wikitable" ! width="25%", Tenure ! width="40%", Incumbent ! width="20%", Life , - valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec" , 1980 to 2012, , Peter James Cullinane, , 1936 to present , - valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec" , 2012 to 2019, , Charles Edward Drennan, , 1960 to present , - valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec" , 2019 to present, , Vacant, ,


Present Bishops

* John Cardinal Dew,
Apostolic Administrator An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic admi ...
(2019-present) * Peter James Cullinane (born 1936), Bishop Emeritus of Palmerston North (2012–present); Bishop of Palmerston North (1980-2012). * Owen John Dolan (born 1928) Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Palmerston North (2004–present);
Coadjutor Bishop A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) is a bishop in the Catholic, Anglican, and (historically) Eastern Orthodox churches whose main role is to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese. The coadjutor (literally, "co ...
of Palmerston North (1995-2004). * Charles Edward Drennan (born 1960), Bishop of Palmerston North (2012-2019);
Coadjutor Bishop A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) is a bishop in the Catholic, Anglican, and (historically) Eastern Orthodox churches whose main role is to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese. The coadjutor (literally, "co ...
of Palmerston North (2011-2012).


See also

*
Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North, New Zealand. It opened in 1925 as St Patrick's Church and was rededicated to the Holy Spirit as the cathedral when the diocese was established in ...
* Francis Douglas (priest) *
Holy Name Seminary Holy Name Seminary was a Roman Catholic seminary staffed by the Society of Jesus established in New Zealand for the training of priests. It was first opened in 1947 in Christchurch and closed at the end of 1978. Establishment With Holy Cross Co ...
*
Holy Cross College (New Zealand) Holy Cross College or Holy Cross Seminary is the national Roman Catholic seminary of New Zealand for the training of priests. It was first opened in 1900 in Mosgiel and was relocated to Auckland in 1997. Establishment In the late nineteenth cent ...
*
Roman Catholicism in New Zealand The Catholic Church in New Zealand ( mi, Te Hāhi Katorika ki Aotearoa) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the leadership of the Pope in Rome, assisted by the Roman Curia, and with the New Zealand bishops. Catholicism was intro ...
* List of New Zealand Catholic bishops *
Southern Star Abbey The Abbey of our Lady of the Southern Star, also known as Southern Star Abbey, is a Trappist abbey located in a remote, rural area of the North Island, New Zealand in the Diocese of Palmerston North. The monastery supports itself by operating a ...
*
Palmerston North Palmerston North (; mi, Te Papa-i-Oea, known colloquially as Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the ...
*
New Plymouth New Plymouth ( mi, Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, Devon from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. ...
* Napier *
Hastings Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...
*
Whanganui Whanganui (; ), also spelled Wanganui, is a city in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The city is located on the west coast of the North Island at the mouth of the Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest navigable waterway. Whangan ...


Secondary schools

* Cullinane College, Whanganui * Francis Douglas Memorial College, New Plymouth * Hato Paora College, Feilding * Sacred Heart College, Napier * Sacred Heart Girls' College, New Plymouth * St John's College, Hastings * St Joseph's Māori Girls' College, Taradale, Napier * St Peter's College, Palmerston North


Notes


External links and references


Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North
*
Palmerston North Palmerston North (; mi, Te Papa-i-Oea, known colloquially as Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the ...
{{Oceania-RC-diocese-stub