The following is a list of basilicas in New Zealand. This list is by architectural style of building rather than by any special criteria granted by the Pope. New Zealand has no minor basilicas declared by the Vatican. [1]
| Basilica | City | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland Baptist Tabernacle | Auckland | 1885 |
| Sacred Heart Cathedral | Wellington | 1901 |
| St Patrick's Basilica | Oamaru | 1893–1903 |
| St Patrick's Basilica | South Dunedin | 1894 |
| Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (Christchurch Basilica) | Christchurch | 1907 |
| St Mary's Basilica | Invercargill | 1905 |
| Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Timaru Basilica) | Timaru | 1910 |
| St Patrick's Basilica | Waimate | 1909 |
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In the Catholic Church, a basilica is a large and important church building designated as a basilica by the Pope and thereby distinguished for ceremonial purposes from other churches. It does not need to be a basilica in the architectural sense. Basilicas are either major basilicas – of which there are four, all in the Diocese of Rome – or minor basilicas, of which there were 1,810 worldwide as of 2019.