A formation day specifically set apart for all the leaders of the ethnic faith communities of the Catholic Diocese of Auckland, and on behalf of Bishop Patrick Dunn, the Bishop of Auckland, we would like to invite leaders to this Formation Day. This day is organised for you if you are, within your faith community: […]
New Auxiliary Bishop for Auckland named by Pope Francis today
Father Michael Gielen, who has been Director of Formation since 2014 at New Zealand’s national seminary (Holy Cross Seminary in Ponsonby) is to become the Auxiliary (Assistant) Bishop for the Catholic Diocese of Auckland. For some time the Catholic Bishop of Auckland, Bishop Patrick Dunn, has been waiting for an assistant bishop and is delighted […]
300 young Tongan Catholics embark on clean-up of parks and reserves around our city and suburbs next Saturday
Next Saturday 30 November, around 300 young Tongans from the Catholic parishes and schools around Auckland, are embarking on a big public clean-up of 25 parks around our city and suburbs. They are from primary and secondary schools, and the younger children will have parents with them to help. In 2015, Pope Francis published a […]
Nominations open for 2020 Delargey Awards
The NZ Catholic Bishops Conference is seeking nominations for the 2020 Delargey Awards, which recognise significant and outstanding contributions to Catholic youth ministry in Aotearoa New Zealand. Begun in 2008, the biannual awards are named in honour of Cardinal Reginald Delargey (1914-79), a former Bishop of Auckland and Archbishop of Wellington who was noted for […]
The Catholic Diocese of Auckland is pleased to announce the establishment of a series of lunch meetings called ‘The Bishop’s Lunch’, the first of which will be held on Monday 2 December at the Northern Club in Auckland’s CBD. This is the first of a networking series aimed at highlighting significant matters which have an […]
Suzanne Aubert moves one step further on path towards sainthood
1 November 2019 Missionary sister Suzanne Aubert is one more step on the road to possible sainthood, with a plausible miracle attributed to her being referred to Vatican doctors for scrutiny. New Zealand Catholic bishops, in Rome for a pilgrimage and a meeting with Pope Francis this week, discussed the possible canonisation of Suzanne Aubert […]
