The Catholic Diocese of Christchurch has appointed Andy Doherty as General Manager. Answerable to the Bishop, his areas of responsibility cover the rebuild of Diocesan properties following the earthquakes including the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, finance, education, pastoral services and the Catholic Development Fund. Bishop Barry Jones said that Doherty impressed the selection committee…(Read More)
In the first of two programmes, we feature highlights of a presentation celebrating the centenary of the death of Bishop Grimes, the first Catholic bishop of Christchurch. Fr Neil Vaney SM speaks about the man and his life with contributions from Bishop Basil Meeking and Alice Flett. We also feature audio from the final…(Read More)
We feature highlights from the recent choral festival held in our Pro-Cathedral held at the end of August…(Read More)
The latest Inform is now out in parishes and is filled with news and activities from across the Diocese. Read it online now. Click on the PDF file below Inform 102- December 2015 Click here to go to the Inform page to see all Informs online or click on the image to download the current…(Read More)
The second part of a presentation on the Papal Encyclical, Laudato Si. Lisa Beech of Caritas aotearoa New Zealand speaks about the practical aspects of this document. Fr Neil Vaney SM speaks about the theological underpinning of it…(Read More)
CERA has given its approval under Section 38 to deconstruct the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. This approval means that the Diocese can move forward with its plans to carefully deconstruct badly damaged parts of the church in order to take all reasonable steps to save the nave of the building. CERA has commissioned the…(Read More)