Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wellington

Archidioecesis Metropolitae Vellingtonensis

Atirikonatanga o Poneke
Location
CountryNew Zealand
TerritorySouthern North Island and Northern South Island
Statistics
Area13,831 sq mi (35,820 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2017)
654,000
82,820 (12.7%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 May 1887
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of Saint Mary His Mother
Patron saintSacred Heart and Our Lady
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopPaul Martin
Metropolitan ArchbishopPaul 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:

  1. ^ Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington website (retrieved 15 March 2011)