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Diocese of Palmerston North

Dioecesis Palmerstonaquiloniana



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Bishop(s)

  • John Lewis Adams, Bishop
  • Peter James Cullinane, Bishop Emeritus
  • Charles Edward Drennan, Bishop Emeritus
  • Owen John Dolan, Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 6 March 1980
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Wellington
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: New Zealand
  • Square Kilometers: 36,200 (13,982 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://pndiocese.org.nz
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's Office, P.O. Box 5279, Terrace End, 33 Amesbury St., Palmerston North 4441, New Zealand
  • Telephone: (06)354-1780
  • Fax: 357-3624

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
6 March 1980ErectedArchdiocese of Wellington (Clifton, Stratford, Inglewood, Taranaki, Egmont, Waitame West, Hawera, Eltham, Patea, Waitotara, Waimairino, Wanganui, Rangatikei, Kiwitea, Pohangina, Oroua, Manawatu, Kairanga, Eketahuna, Pohiatua, Woodville, Dannevirke, Waipukurau, Waipawa, ...) Diocese of Palmerston North (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
199071,106427,84516.6%506511561811216336ap1991
199962,310447,83713.9%4232748425712933ap2000
200062,310447,83713.9%432871877528933ap2001
200162,310447,83713.9%442569903318333ap2002
200262,310447,83713.9%422163989357233ap2003
200362,310447,83713.9%442064973378233ap2004
200462,844444,83714.1%4313561,122366133ap2005
201357,996487,00011.9%3419531,094377132ap2014
201660,285460,61913.1%3419531,1371286222ap2017
201964,120489,60013.1%3027571,1241505122ap2020
202167,645499,22013.6%2822501,3521435222ap2022

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 583, and Page 584

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