Archdiocese of Wellington
| Archdiocese of Wellington | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | New Zealand |
| Diocesan bishop | John Atcherley Cardinal Dew |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Thomas Stafford Cardinal Williams |
| Vicar General | Gerard Burns |
| founding | 1887 |
| surface | 35,810 km² |
| Parishes | 24 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 654,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 82,820 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 12.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 60 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 54 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 726 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 68 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 132 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral , Wellington |
| address | 22-30 Hill St. PO Box 1937 Wellington 6015 New Zealand |
| Website | www.wn.catholic.org.nz/ |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington ( Latin Archidioecesis Vellingtonensis , English Archdiocese of Wellington ) is a in New Zealand located diocese of the Roman Catholic Church , based in Wellington .
The archbishopric was founded on June 20, 1848 with the division of the Vicariate Apostolic New Zealand into the diocese of Auckland and the diocese of Wellington and on May 10, 1887 raised to the archbishopric.
The suffragan dioceses of Auckland , Christchurch , Dunedin , Hamilton in New Zealand and Palmerston North are affiliated to the Archdiocese of Wellington .
Ordinaries
- Philippe-Joseph Viard SM (1860–1872)
- Francis Mary Redwood SM (1874–1935), first archbishop
- Thomas O'Shea SM (1935-1954)
- Thomas Peter Cardinal McKeefry (1954–1973)
- Reginald John Cardinal Delargey (1974–1979)
- Thomas Stafford Cardinal Williams (1979-2005)
- John Atcherley Cardinal Dew (since 2005)
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Wellington (English)
- Entry on Archdiocese of Wellington on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Sacred Heart Cathedral , Wellington