The Latin Church Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, New Zealand (Latin: Dioecesis Hamiltonen(sis)) 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 TenureIncumbentLife1980 to 1994Edward Russell Gaines1926 to 19941994 to 2014Denis Browne1937 to 20242015 to 2021Stephen Lowe1962 to present2021 to 2023Stephen Lowe, Apostolic Administrator2023 to presentRichard Laurenson1969 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
Aquinas College, Tauranga Campion College, Gisborne John Paul College, Rotorua Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hamilton St John's College, Hamilton
See also Holy Cross Seminary Holy Name Seminary Roman Catholicism in New Zealand List of New Zealand Catholic bishops
External links and references Catholic Diocese of Hamilton in New Zealand