Diocese of Hamilton, New Zealand

Diocese of Hamilton

*Dioecesis Hamiltonensis*
Diocese of Hamilton; Dioecesis Hamiltonensis
Location
Country	New Zealand
Territory	New Zealand
Ecclesiastical province	Wellington
Statistics
Area	49,700 km2 (19,200 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2022); 774,900; 65,500 (8.5%);
Parishes	33
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	6 March 1980
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Richard Laurenson

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

Tenure	Incumbent	Life
1980 to 1994	Edward Russell Gaines	1926 to 1994
1994 to 2014	Denis Browne	1937 to 2024
2015 to 2021	Stephen Lowe	1962 to present
2021 to 2023	Stephen Lowe, Apostolic Administrator
2023 to present	Richard Laurenson	1969 to present

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

Michael Andrew Gielen (1971-), priest here (1997-2020); Auxiliary Bishop of Auckland (2020 - 2022); Bishop of Christchurch (2022–present)

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