Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North
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The Latin Rite Catholic
Diocese of Palmerston North
is a suffragan Diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington
. It was formed on 6 March 1980 when the Archdiocese was divided. The Diocese has an area of area 36,200 Km² and has, in 2011, 59,099 Catholics, 58 Priests, 141 Religious and a total population of 470,000 people.
Ordinaries
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Diocese of Palmerston North
Palmerston North
Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank...
is a suffragan Diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington
The Latin Rite Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington is the Metropolitan Archdiocese of New Zealand. Catholics number about 83,214 . Parishes number 47 parishes and the archdiocese extends over central New Zealand between Levin and Masterton in the north to Kaikoura to Westport in the...
. It was formed on 6 March 1980 when the Archdiocese was divided. The Diocese has an area of area 36,200 Km² and has, in 2011, 59,099 Catholics, 58 Priests, 141 Religious and a total population of 470,000 people.
OrdinariesOrdinaryIn those hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system, an ordinary is an officer of the church who by reason of office has ordinary power to execute the church's laws...
of Palmerston North
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Peter Cullinane
Peter James Cullinane , CNZM, is the First Catholic Bishop of Palmerston North. He was appointed as Bishop of Palmerston North by Pope John Paul II on 6 March 1980 and was ordained bishop on 30 April 1980.-See also:...
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Other Bishops
- Owen John Dolan (born 1928) Coadjutor BishopCoadjutor bishopA coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese...
of Palmerston North (1995-2004), Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus (2004 - present)
- Charles DrennanCharles DrennanCharles Edward Drennan is the Catholic Coadjutor Bishop of Palmerston North.-Early life:Drennan was born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand to an Anglican father and a Catholic mother. He attended St Teresa's School , Kirkwood Intermediate School and Christ's College...
(born 1960) Coadjutor BishopCoadjutor bishopA coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese...
of Palmerston North (2011 - present)
See also
- Francis Douglas (priest)Francis Douglas (priest)Vernon Francis Douglas was a priest of the Missionary Society of St. Columban who was killed in the Philippines by Japanese soldiers in 1943. Douglas was from Wellington and trained for the Catholic priesthood at Holy Cross Seminary, Mosgiel. Within a few months of his ordination, at the end of...
- Holy Name SeminaryHoly Name SeminaryHoly Name Seminary was a Roman Catholic seminary staffed by the Society of Jesus established in New Zealand for the training of priests. It was first opened in 1947 in Christchurch and closed at the end of 1978.-Establishment:...
- Holy Cross College (New Zealand)Holy Cross College (New Zealand)Holy Cross College or Holy Cross Seminary is the national Roman Catholic seminary of New Zealand for the training of priests. It was first opened in 1900 in Mosgiel and was relocated to Auckland in 1997.-Establishment:...
- Roman Catholicism in New Zealand
- List of New Zealand Catholic bishops
- Southern Star AbbeySouthern Star AbbeyThe Abbey of our Lady of the Southern Star or Southern Star Abbey is a Cistercian abbey located in a remote, rural area of the North Island, New Zealand in the Diocese of Palmerston North. It is of the Trappist tradition . The monastery supports itself by operating a dairy farm...
- Palmerston NorthPalmerston NorthPalmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank...
- New PlymouthNew PlymouthNew Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....
- NapierNapier, New ZealandNapier is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island. The population of Napier is about About 18 kilometres south of Napier is the inland city of Hastings. These two neighboring cities are often called "The Twin Cities" or "The Bay Cities"...
- HastingsHastings, New ZealandThe city of Hastings is a major urban settlement in the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island of New Zealand, and it is the largest settlement by population in Hawke's Bay. Hastings city is the administrative centre of the Hastings District...
- WhanganuiWhanganuiVarious places in New Zealand are called Whanganui:*Whanganui, a city at the mouth of the Whanganui River, also often spelled "Wanganui", Manawatu-Wanganui Region*Whanganui District, Manawatu-Wanganui Region*Whanganui Island, Waikato Region...
Secondary schools
- Cullinane College, WhanganuiCullinane College, WanganuiCullinane College Wanganui is an integrated, co-educational college in Wanganui, New Zealand for students in Year 9 to Year 13. Cullinane College was founded in 2003, through the combining of Sacred Heart College and St Augustines College Cullinane College Wanganui is an integrated,...
- Francis Douglas Memorial College, New PlymouthFrancis Douglas Memorial CollegeFrancis Douglas Memorial College is an all-boys state integrated Catholic school located in Westown, New Plymouth, New Zealand. The college was founded in 1959 under the leadership of the De La Salle Brothers, a religious order of brothers based on the teachings of St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle...
- Hato Paora College, FeildingHato Paora CollegeHato Paora College is a Catholic, Māori Boys' Boarding school located near Cheltenham, Feilding, New Zealand. It was founded in 1947 under the leadership of Marist Priest, Isaac J Gupwell.-Notable Alumni:...
- Sacred Heart College, NapierSacred Heart College, NapierSacred Heart College, Napier was founded on its present site in 1867 by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions. For the first one hundred years of its existence, the College was staffed predominantly by the Sisters of the Missions. Sister Mary Rose who completed her term in 1998 was the last...
- Sacred Heart Girls' College, New PlymouthSacred Heart Girls' CollegeSacred Heart Girls' College is a Catholic school for girls, located in Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia, opposite Sacred Heart Church. It was opened in 1957 by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions. The college is home to approximately 1000 students of many different nationalities, and continues to...
- St John's College, HastingsSt John's College, HastingsSt John's College is a State Integrated, Catholic, Day School for boys, located in Hastings, a provincial city in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.Founded in 1941 by the Marist Fathers, St John's College has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 450 students from Year 9 ...
- St Joseph's Māori Girls' College, Taradale, NapierSt Joseph's Māori Girls' CollegeSt Joseph's Māori Girls' College or Hato Hōhepa is an integrated, boarding and day college in Taradale, New Zealand for girls in Year 9 to Year 13.-History:St Joseph's Māori Girls' College was founded in 1867 by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions...
- St Peter's College, Palmerston NorthSt Peter's College, Palmerston NorthSt Peter's College is a Catholic Integrated co-educational College Year 7-13 of approximately 800 students. It is located in the northern Palmerston North suburb of Milson....