Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch

The Latin Rite Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. Its cathedral and see city are located in Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand. It was formed on 5 May 1887 from a portion of the territory of the Diocese of Wellington, which was elevated to archdiocese later that same month.

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch in the early 20th century.

Ordinaries of Christchurch

Tenure Incumbent Life
1887 to 1915John Joseph Grimes S.M.1842–1915
1915 to 1943Matthew Joseph Brodie1871–1943
1944 to 1950Patrick Francis Lyons1903–1967
1950 to 1964Edward Michael Joyce1904–1964
1964 to 1985Brian Patrick Ashby1923–1988
1985 to 1987Denis William Hanrahan1933–1987
1987 to 1995John Basil Meekingborn 1929
1995 to 2007John Jerome Cunneen1932–2010
2007 to 2016Barry Jones1941–2016

Current bishops

Bishop Barry Jones died in February 2016 and his successor has yet to be named.[1]

Cathedral and churches

St Mary's Catholic Church in Hokitika belongs to the diocese.[2] Following a structural assessment triggered by the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the church was closed to the public in June 2012.[3]

For 57 years, the diocese was responsible for sending priests to the non-denominational Christian Chapel of the Snows at McMurdo Station on Ross Island, Antarctica, the second southernmost religious building in the world. This practice was stopped in 2015.[4]

Secondary schools

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Catholic bishop of Christchurch Barry Jones dies". Stuff.co.nz. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Dioceses". The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  3. ↑ Mussen, Deidre (19 June 2012). "Engineers to look at Hokitika's historic church". The Press. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Catholic priests to leave Antarctica because of decline in church-going". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-02-13.

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