Diocese of Palmerston North
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 and had, in 2021, 67,645 Catholics, 50 priests, 141 religious out of a total population of 499,220 people. The cathedral of Palmerston North is the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit.
Present bishops
- John Adams third Bishop of Palmerston North
- John Cardinal Dew, Apostolic Administrator.
- Charles Edward Drennan, second Bishop of Palmerston North ; Coadjutor Bishop of Palmerston North.
- Owen John Dolan Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Palmerston North ; Coadjutor Bishop of Palmerston North.
- Peter James Cullinane, Bishop Emeritus of Palmerston North ; first Bishop of Palmerston North.