Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, New Zealand

This article is about the Catholic diocese in New Zealand. For other locations, see Diocese of Hamilton (disambiguation).

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 1994Edward Russell Gaines1926 to 1994
1994 to 2014Denis George Browne1937 to present
2015 to presentStephen Marmion Lowe1962 to present

Other Bishops

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

Secondary schools

See also

External links and references

Coordinates: 37°47′S 175°17′E / 37.783°S 175.283°E / -37.783; 175.283


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