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Diocese of Dunedin

Dioecesis Dunedinensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Michael Joseph Dooley, Bishop
  • Colin David Campbell, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 26 November 1869
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Wellington
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: New Zealand
  • Square Kilometers: 64,747 (25,008 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.cdd.org.nz/
  • Mailing Address: Catholic Pastoral Centre, 300 Rattray St., Private Bag 1941, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
  • Telephone: (03)474.5750

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
26 November 1869ErectedDiocese of Wellington (Port Nicholson) Diocese of Dunedin (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195026,973210,00012.8%529614423529128ap1951
196640,000275,00014.5%7612884545135236ap1967
197077179406537038ap1971*
198042,416297,76314.2%6920894765423539ap1981
199040,240286,00014.1%628705742616237ap1991
199935,307282,18312.5%524566301612937ap2000
200035,307282,18312.5%504546531512837ap2001
200135,307282,18312.5%503536661412837ap2002
200235,307282,18312.5%495546531512437ap2003
200334,152265,51212.9%495546321311937ap2004
200434,152265,51212.9%445496961210837ap2005
200634,152265,51212.9%4034379499537ap2007
201336,100295,40012.2%3564188076837ap2014
201634,241307,75911.1%274311,10456237ap2017
201936,400327,16011.1%274311,17454828ap2020
202133,630302,00011.1%265311,08464828ap2022

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


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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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