List of New Zealand religious leaders

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The following is a list of New Zealand people who are known best for their role in organised religion.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec</span> Catholic ecclesiastical territory

The Archdiocese of Québec is a Catholic archdiocese in Quebec, Canada. Being the first see in the New World north of Mexico, the Archdiocese of Québec is also the primatial see for Canada. The Archdiocese of Québec is also the ecclesiastical provincial for the dioceses of Chicoutimi, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and Trois-Rivières. The archdiocese's cathedral is Notre-Dame de Québec in Quebec City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Catholic Church in New Zealand</span> Overview of the role of the Catholic Church in New Zealand

The Catholic Church in New Zealand is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the leadership of the Pope in Rome, assisted by the Roman Curia, and with the New Zealand bishops.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Esztergom–Budapest</span> Latin Catholic archdiocese in Hungary

The Archdiocese of Esztergom–Budapest is a Latin Church archdiocese and primatial seat of the Catholic Church in Hungary and the metropolitan see of one of Hungary's four Latin Church ecclesiastical provinces.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster</span> Roman Catholic diocese in England

The Diocese of Westminster is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in England. The diocese consists of most of London north of the River Thames and west of the River Lea, the borough of Spelthorne, and the county of Hertfordshire, which lies immediately to London's north.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool</span> Catholic archdiocese in England

The Archdiocese of Liverpool is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church that covers the Isle of Man and part of North West England. The episcopal see is Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. The archdiocese is the centre of the Ecclesiastical Province of Liverpool which covers the north of England as well as the Isle of Man.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Society of Mary (Marists)</span> Roman Catholic religious institute

The Society of Mary, better known under the name Marist, is a religious congregation under pontifical right.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reginald Delargey</span> New Zealand Catholic cardinal (1914-1979)

Reginald John Delargey was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, and later Cardinal, Archbishop of Wellington and Metropolitan of New Zealand. His title was Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Francis Redwood</span>

Francis William Mary Redwood SM, was the first Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington, Metropolitan of New Zealand.

Philippe Joseph Viard was a French priest and the first Bishop of the Catholic diocese of Wellington, New Zealand.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington</span> Roman Catholic archdiocese in New Zealand

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland</span> Latin Catholic jurisdiction in New Zealand

The Diocese of Auckland is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in New Zealand. It was one of two dioceses in the country that were established on 20 June 1848. Auckland became a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Wellington in 1887. A large area of the diocese south of Auckland was split from the diocese on 6 March 1980 to form the Diocese of Hamilton. As of 2021, almost 40 per cent of New Zealand’s 471,000 Catholics lived within the diocese of Auckland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patrick Lyons</span> Australian prelate

Patrick Lyons was an Australian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the third Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand (1944–1950), Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (1950–1957) and fourth Bishop of Sale, Victoria, Australia (1957–1967).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alfred Averill</span>

Alfred Walter Averill was the second Anglican Archbishop of New Zealand, from 1925 to 1940. He was also the fifth Anglican Bishop of Auckland whose episcopate spanned a 25-year period during the first half of the 20th century.

Precedence signifies the right to enjoy a prerogative of honor before other persons; for example, to have the most distinguished place in a procession, a ceremony, or an assembly, to have the right to express an opinion, cast a vote, or append a signature before others, to perform the most honorable offices.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Grimes (New Zealand bishop)</span>

John Joseph Grimes was the first Roman Catholic bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand. Born in Bromley-by-Bow, London, he entered the Society of Mary (Marists), was professed on 29 April 1867, and was later ordained a priest. He became superior of the house of studies founded by the Marists at Paignton in Devon, England.

John Hubert Macey Rodgers was a Missionary bishop. He was Vicar Apostolic of Tonga and Niue (1953–1966) Bishop of Tonga (1966–1973) then Bishop of Rarotonga (1973–1977), Auxiliary Bishop of Auckland (1977–1985), Superior of the Mission, Funafuti, Tuvalu (1986).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Zealand heraldry</span>

New Zealand heraldry is the term for the style of armorial achievements, sometimes known as coats of arms, and other heraldic bearings and insignia used in New Zealand. It largely follows the Gallo-British tradition of heraldry also followed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada and Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Martin (archbishop)</span> New Zealand prelate

Paul Gerard MartinS.M. is a New Zealand prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has served as the seventh Metropolitan Archbishop of Wellington and eighth ordinary of the see of Wellington, since 4 May 2023. From March 2018 until January 2021, he was the 10th Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand and its Apostolic Administrator from January 2021 until May 2022.

Michael Andrew Gielen is a New Zealand prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has served as the eleventh Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand since May 2022. Gielen was previously auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Auckland.

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