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Diocese of Auckland

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Bishop(s)

  • Stephen Marmion Lowe, Bishop
  • Patrick James Dunn, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 20 June 1848
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Wellington
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: New Zealand
  • Square Kilometers: 24,500 (9,463 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/
  • Mailing Address: Pompallier Diocesan Centre, 30 New St., St. Marys Bay, Auckland 1011; Private Bag 47904, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144, New Zealand
  • Telephone: (09)360-3002

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
20 June 1848ErectedVicariate Apostolic of New Zealand Diocese of Auckland (erected)
Diocese of Wellington (Port Nicholson) (erected)
6 March 1980Territory LostDiocese of Auckland (Raglan, Waipa, Otorohanga, Taumarunui, Otinemuri, Piako, Matamata, Tauranga, Rotorua, Taupo, Opotiki, Waiapu, Waikohu, Cook, and part of Waikato) Diocese of Hamilton in New Zealand (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195072,000701,05610.3%118431614477458479ap1951
1957102,463861,48111.9%143582015098174092ap1960
1966145,6531,000,00014.6%17175246592165789101ap1967
1970176,1971,135,16815.5%16981250704255778100ap1971
1980223,6701,424,64915.7%14298240931238805104ap1981
1990139,2341,004,23813.9%81571381,00816539065ap1991
1999164,1311,360,85012.1%74691431,14717337265ap2000
2000170,1321,378,00012.3%78791571,08318436365ap2001
2001172,0001,502,00011.5%80861661,03617339766ap2002
2002175,0001,532,00011.4%77871641,067117537466ap2003
2003179,2001,210,00014.8%78811591,127117436666ap2004
2004181,3601,610,00011.3%75841591,140216836166ap2005
2006185,8001,758,50010.6%77721491,246215830966ap2007
2012198,7001,692,00011.7%85801651,204615528869ap2013
2015204,0001,739,50011.7%85731581,2911714127068ap2016
2018216,5101,881,55011.5%85771621,3361614223669ap2019
2020221,0001,923,95011.5%80721521,4531313621769ap2021
2022225,7001,966,00011.5%75631381,6351211719468ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


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