Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North
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The Diocese of Palmerston North is Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in New Zealand. It is a suffragan diocese of the 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 (14,000 sq mi) and had, in 2021, 67,645 Catholics, 50 priests (28 diocesan, 22 religious), 141 religious (male and femail) out of a total population of 499,220 people.[1] The cathedral of Palmerston North is the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit.
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Diocese of Palmerston North Dioecesis Palmerstonaquiloniana | |
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Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Territory | Manawatū-Whanganui region |
Episcopal conference | New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference |
Ecclesiastical province | Wellington |
Metropolitan | Wellington |
Coordinates | 40°51′08″S 175°36′58″E |
Statistics | |
Area | 36,200 km2 (14,000 sq mi)[1] |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 499,220[lower-alpha 1] 67,645[lower-alpha 1] ( 13.6%) |
Parishes | 22[lower-alpha 1] |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 1980; 44 years ago (1980) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Spirit |
Secular priests | 28, plus 22 religious priests[lower-alpha 1] |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | John Adams |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Paul Martin |
Website | |
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