Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Auckland
Latin:Dioecesis Aucopolitana
Country:New Zealand
Territory:New Zealand
Province:Wellington
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:13 May 1836
Bishop:Stephen Marmion Lowe
Suffragan:for one-->
Auxiliary Bishops:Michael Andrew Gielen
Archdeacon:for one-->
Emeritus Bishops:Patrick James Dunn

The Diocese of Auckland is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in New Zealand. It was one of two dioceses in the country that were established on 20 June 1848. Auckland became a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Wellington in 1887.[1] A large area of the diocese south of Auckland was split from the diocese on 6 March 1980 to form the Diocese of Hamilton., almost 40 per cent of New Zealand’s 471,000 Catholics lived within the diocese of Auckland.[2]

Ordinaries of Auckland

TenureIncumbentLife
1836–1842Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier (Vicar Apostolic of Western Oceania); see below1802–1871
1842–1848Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier (Vicar Apostolic of New Zealand); see above & below
1848–1869Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier (1st Bishop of Auckland); see above
1870–1874Thomas Croke1824–1902
1879–1881Walter Steins SJ, Archbishop (personal title)1800–1881
1882–1896John Luck OSB1840–1896
1896–1910George Lenihan OSB1858–1910
1910–1929Henry Cleary1859–1929
1929–1970James Liston, Archbishop (personal title) in 19531881–1976
1970–1974Reginald John Delargey (future Cardinal)1914–1979
1974–1983John Mackey1918–2014
1983–1994Denis BrowneBorn 1937
1994–2021Patrick DunnBorn 1950
2021–presentStephen LoweBorn 1962

Delargey was appointed Archbishop of Wellington in 1974 (Cardinal in 1976).
Browne was appointed Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand in 1994.

Other bishops

Auxiliary bishops

Coadjutor bishop

Bishop assistant

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Current bishops

Cathedral

Parishes

The parish churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland:

See also

Secondary schools

Missions

Croatian Catholic Mission in Auckland was established in 1904.[4] Current mission leader (since August 2024) is rev. Danko Bizjak, priest of the Sisak Diocese.[4]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. "Original NZ dioceses celebrate birthdays", NZ Catholic, June 1998.
  2. https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2021/12/18/bishop-lowe-is-the-new-bishop-of-auckland/ Bishop Lowe is the new bishop of Auckland, NZ Catholic, 18 December 2021
  3. https://www.sm.org.nz/2011/04/bishop-bob-leamy-releases-his-autobiography/ "Bishop Bob Leamy releases his autobiography", Society of Mary website
  4. Web site: hr. 120 godina Hrvatske katoličke misije u Aucklandu. Voice of Croatia. Croatian Radio Television (HRT). 4 December 2024.

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