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Diocese of Hamilton in New Zealand

Dioecesis Hamiltonensis in Nova Zelandia



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 6 March 1980
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Wellington
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: New Zealand
  • Square Kilometers: 49,700 (19,196 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.cdh.org.nz
  • Mailing Address: 51 Grey St., Hamilton 3216; P.O. Box 4353, Hamilton East, Hamilton 3247, New Zealand
  • Telephone: (07)856-6989
  • Fax: 856-1215

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
6 March 1980ErectedDiocese 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
199078,000519,00015.0%3713501,560197939ap1991
199953,000530,00010.0%486549812126038ap2000
200052,083520,00010.0%474511,0212105239ap2001
200138,500520,0007.4%346409622135738ap2002
200246,375615,9867.5%3615519092165936ap2003
200346,069601,6087.7%3715528852235336ap2004
200439,600601,6086.6%3615517767225636ap2005
200689,600640,00014.0%3316491,82812235937ap2007
201396,500678,00014.2%3217491,96919235036ap2014
201667,455671,05010.1%344381,7752074835ap2017
201970,230698,73010.1%297361,9502493634ap2020
202164,539764,3768.4%278351,8432383033ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 72, Page 584, and Page 585

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