Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, New Zealand explained

The Latin Church Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, New Zealand is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. It is centred in Hamilton, New Zealand and was formed on 6 March 1980 from a portion of the territory in the Diocese of Auckland. The Cathedral of the Diocese is the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Ordinaries of Hamilton, New Zealand

TenureIncumbentLife
1980 to 1994Edward Russell Gaines1926 to 1994
1994 to 2014Denis George Browne1937 to present
2015 to 2021Stephen Lowe1962 to present
2021 to 2023Stephen Lowe, Apostolic Administrator
2023 to presentRichard Laurenson1969 to present

Other Bishops

Auxiliary bishop

Max Takuira Matthew Mariu SM (1952-2005), Auxiliary Bishop here (1988-2005)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Michael Andrew Gielen (1971-), priest here (1997-2020); Auxiliary Bishop of Auckland (2020 - 2022); Bishop of Christchurch (2022-present)

Secondary schools

See also

External links and references

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