Diocese of Auckland Dioecesis Aucopolitana | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Territory | New Zealand |
| Ecclesiastical province | Wellington |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 13 May 1836 |
| Cathedral | St Patrick's |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Stephen Marmion Lowe, Bishop of Auckland |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Michael Andrew Gielen |
| Bishops emeritus | 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. As of 2021[update], almost 40 per cent of New Zealand’s 471,000 Catholics lived within the diocese of Auckland.[2]
- ^ "Original NZ dioceses celebrate birthdays", NZ Catholic, June 1998.
- ^ Bishop Lowe is the new bishop of Auckland, NZ Catholic, 18 December 2021 (Retrieved 18 December 2021)