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Number of Catholics in New Zealand

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Click on this graph to compare the proportion of Catholics in New Zealand with those of other major faiths.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Statistics New Zealand

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Rory Sweetman, Catholic Church – The Catholic Church in the 21st century, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/29307/number-of-catholics-in-new-zealand (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rory Sweetman, published 26 April 2011.