Military Ordinariate of New Zealand, Military

Ordinariatus Militaris Nova Zelandia

Bishop(s)

Paul Gerard Martin, S.M., Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Military Ordinariate
Erected: 28 October 1976
Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
Country: New Zealand
Mailing Address: 22-30 Hill St., P.O. Box 1937, Thorndon, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Telephone: (04)496-1766

Past and Present Ordinaries

Owen Noel Snedden † (28 Oct 1976 Appointed - 17 Apr 1981 Died)
Edward Russell Gaines † (19 Jun 1981 Appointed - 6 Sep 1994 Died)
Thomas Stafford Williams † (1 Jun 1995 Appointed - 1 Apr 2005 Retired)
John Atcherley Dew (1 Apr 2005 Appointed - 27 May 2023 Retired)
Paul Gerard Martin, S.M. (27 May 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
28 October 1976	Erected		Military Ordinariate of New Zealand, Military (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1990 17 0 ap1991

1999 6 3 9 0 3 ap2000

2000 5 1 6 0 1 ap2001

2001 5 1 6 0 1 ap2002

2002 6 1 7 0 1 ap2003

2003 6 6 0 ap2004

2004 6 6 0 ap2005

2016 12 12 0 ap2017

2019 ap2020

2021 ap2022

2023 ap2024