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Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, New Zealand

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The Latin Church Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, New Zealand is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. It is centred in Hamilton, New Zealand and was formed on 6 March 1980 from a portion of the territory in the Diocese of Auckland. The Cathedral of the Diocese is the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Ordinaries of Hamilton, New Zealand

Tenure Incumbent Life
1980 to 1994 Edward Russell Gaines 1926 to 1994
1994 to 2014 Denis Browne 1937 to 2024
2015 to 2021 Stephen Lowe 1962 to present
2021 to 2023 Stephen Lowe, Apostolic Administrator
2023 to present Richard Laurenson 1969 to present

Other Bishops

Auxiliary bishop

Max Takuira Matthew Mariu SM (1952-2005), Auxiliary Bishop here (1988-2005)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Michael Andrew Gielen (1971-), priest here (1997-2020); Auxiliary Bishop of Auckland (2020 - 2022); Bishop of Christchurch (2022-present)

Secondary schools

Main article: List of Catholic schools in New Zealand § Hamilton Diocese

See also

External links and references

Catholic dioceses in New Zealand
Catholic bishops in New Zealand
Religious orders in the Catholic Church in New Zealand

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