Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wellington Archidioecesis Metropolitae Vellingtonensis Atirikonatanga o Poneke | |
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 Sacred Heart Cathedral, Wellington circa 1910 | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Territory | Southern North Island and Northern South Island |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,831 sq mi (35,820 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 654,000 82,820 (12.7%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 10 May 1887 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of Saint Mary His Mother |
| Patron saint | Sacred Heart and Our Lady |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Paul Martin |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Paul Martin |
| Bishops emeritus | |
| Website | |
| Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington (Archidioecesis Metropolitae Vellingtonensis) is the metropolitan archdiocese of New Zealand. Catholics number about 83,214 (2006 census). Parishes number 22 and the archdiocese extends over central New Zealand between Levin and Masterton in the north to Kaikoura to Westport in the south.[1]
The suffragan sees are:
- ^ Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington website (retrieved 15 March 2011)