Catholic Church in New Zealand
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The Catholic Church in New Zealand is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.
The Roman Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian Church, and its largest religious grouping. There are an estimated 470,000 baptised Catholics in New Zealand, 12% of the population, in 7 Dioceses. There are 530 priests and 1,200 men and women in religious orders.
Within New Zealand the hierarchy consists of:
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- Wellington
- Auckland
- Christchurch
- Palmerston North
- Dunedin
- Hamilton