Story: Catholic Church

All images and media

From page 1 - First Catholic missionaries

Mission stations to 1845

Mission stations to 1845

Catholic priests, 1850s

Catholic priests, 1850s

Catholicism and Māori: carved Madonna and child, 1840s

Catholicism and Māori: carved Madonna and child, 1840s (1st of 3)

Catholicism and Māori: Opanaki church, Northland, around 1885

Catholicism and Māori: Opanaki church, Northland, around 1885 (2nd of 3)

Catholicism and Māori: Priest and Māori-Pākehā parishioner in Wairoa

Catholicism and Māori: Priest and Māori-Pākehā parishioner in Wairoa (3rd of 3)

Catechism in Māori, 1842

Catechism in Māori, 1842

Catholic church, Wellington, 1840s

Catholic church, Wellington, 1840s

From page 2 - Irish settler church

Catholic mission at Kororāreka

Catholic mission at Kororāreka

St Mary's Church, Whanganui, around 1877

St Mary's Church, Whanganui, around 1877

Bishop Patrick Moran

Bishop Patrick Moran

New Zealand Tablet, 1873–1971

New Zealand Tablet, 1873–1971

Fenian procession, 1868

Fenian procession, 1868

From page 3 - Building a national Catholic Church

Bishop Redwood

Bishop Redwood

Greenmeadows seminary, Hawke's Bay

Greenmeadows seminary, Hawke's Bay

Catholic schools: St Patrick's College, Wellington

Catholic schools: St Patrick's College, Wellington (1st of 3)

Catholic schools: Sacred Heart school, Whanganui, 1912

Catholic schools: Sacred Heart school, Whanganui, 1912 (2nd of 3)

Catholic schools: St Patrick's School, South Dunedin, 1959

Catholic schools: St Patrick's School, South Dunedin, 1959 (3rd of 3)

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch

From page 4 - Catholics and the First World War

Army chaplains, 1916

Army chaplains, 1916

Memorial requiem mass

Memorial requiem mass

James Liston charged with sedition, 1922

James Liston charged with sedition, 1922

From page 5 - Fitting into New Zealand society

Catholic community life: church procession, Ōtaki

Catholic community life: church procession, Ōtaki (1st of 5)

Catholic community life: blessing the fishing boats, Island Bay

Catholic community life: blessing the fishing boats, Island Bay (2nd of 5)

Catholic community life: Catholic Women's League, 1960s

Catholic community life: Catholic Women's League, 1960s (3rd of 5)

Catholic community life: blessing cars, Lower Hutt, 1958

Catholic community life: blessing cars, Lower Hutt, 1958 (4th of 5)

Catholic community life: Hibernian Society

Catholic community life: Hibernian Society (5th of 5)

Order of Mass in Latin and English

Order of Mass in Latin and English

St Mary's School, Tauranga, 1986

St Mary's School, Tauranga, 1986

Pope John Paul's visit, 1986

Pope John Paul's visit, 1986

From page 6 - The Catholic Church in the 21st century

Number of Catholics in New Zealand

Number of Catholics in New Zealand

Filipino priest, Father Everett Corvera

Filipino priest, Father Everett Corvera

Bishops and dioceses

Bishops and dioceses

Trainee priests from Holy Cross seminary, 2010

Trainee priests from Holy Cross seminary, 2010

Bishop Mariu

Bishop Mariu

How to cite this page:

Rory Sweetman, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/catholic-church/media (accessed 25 March 2023)

Story by Rory Sweetman, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 17 Jul 2018