Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington

The Archdiocese of Wellington (Latin Archidioecesis Vellingtonensis ) is a location in New Zealand Diocese of the Roman Catholic church located in Wellington.

The Archdiocese was founded on June 20, 1848 with the division of the Apostolic Vicariate of the Diocese of Auckland and New Zealand in the Diocese of Wellington and raised on May 10, 1887, regarding the archbishopric.

The Archdiocese of Wellington in New Zealand and are affiliated with the suffragan Palmerston North Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton.

Ordinaries

  • Philippe -Joseph Viard SM (1860-1872)
  • Francis Mary Redwood SM (1874-1935)
  • Thomas O'Shea SM (1935-1954)
  • Thomas Peter Cardinal McKeefry (1954-1973)
  • Reginald John Cardinal Delargey (1974-1979)
  • Thomas Stafford Cardinal Williams (1979-2005)
  • John Atcherley Dew (since 2005)
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