Archdiocese of Wellington

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON (Archidioecesis Vellingtonensis)

Country : New Zealand
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1848 as Diocese of Wellington
Elevated to Archdiocese 1887

Arms (crest) of Archdiocese of Wellington

Official blazon

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Arms of Bishops

Philippe-Joseph Viard (1860-1872)
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Francis Mary Redwood (1874-1887)

Arms of Archbishops

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Francis Mary Redwood (1887-1935)
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Thomas O’Shea (1935-1954)
Thomas Peter McKeefry (1954-1973)
Reginald Delargey (1974-1979)
Thomas Stafford Williams (1979-2005)
John Acherley Dew (2005-2023)
Paul Gerard Martin (2023-present)

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