title: List of Catholic dioceses in New Zealand
text: # List of Catholic dioceses in New Zealand
  
  The Catholic Church in New Zealand is composed of one ecclesiastical province with 5 suffragan dioceses (as of 2023).
  
  ## Episcopal Conference of New Zealand
  
  The New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference is the national body of the bishops of New Zealand.
  
  ### Ecclesiastical Province of Wellington
  
  * Archdiocese of Wellington
     * Diocese of Auckland
     * Diocese of Christchurch
     * Diocese of Dunedin
     * Diocese of Hamilton in New Zealand
     * Diocese of Palmerston North
  