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Reimagining the Diocese – A future full of Hope: 

27/11/2013

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The plan for parishes in to the future will be: 

1. Buller/Inangahua Pastoral Area

Sacred Heart, Reefton and St Canice, Westport are to become one parish with two Priests (or a Priest and a Lay Pastoral Leader) based in Westport. This will happen when there is no longer a resident priest in Reefton.

“One Parish - Two Churches”

2. Horowhenua/Kapiti Pastoral Area

St Patrick, Paraparaumu and Our Lady of Fatima, Waikanae are now one parish, the Parish of Our Lady of Kapiti.  “One Parish – Two Churches”

St Joseph, Levin and St Mary, Otaki will become one parish, to be staffed by the Priests of the Society of Mary.

Effective 1st February 2014. “One Parish – Two Churches”

3. Lower Hutt Valley Pastoral Area

Ss Peter and Paul, Lower Hutt, St Martin de Porres, Avalon, St Bernadette, Naenae and St Michael, Taita are to become one parish. “One Parish – Four Churches” Effective from 1st February 2015.

Sacred Heart, Petone, San Antonio, Eastbourne, Our Lady of the Rosary, Waiwhetu, and St Patrick, Wainuiomata are to become one parish.

This is to be effective from 1st February 2015. “One Parish - Four Churches”
The parishes will remain as a Pastoral Area.

4. Kahurangi Pastoral Area

Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Richmond, Sacred Heart, Takaka and St Peter Chanel, Motueka are to become one parish. This is to be effective when there is no longer a resident Priest at Motueka.

“One Parish - Three Churches”

St Mary, Nelson and St Francis of Assisi, Stoke parishes are to become one parish at a time when it is no longer possible to have a resident Priest in each parish.

“One Parish - Two Churches”

5. Marlborough Pastoral Area

St Mary, Blenheim and St Joseph, Picton are to become one parish, but will be dependent on the availability of a Priest at Picton.

Sacred Heart, Kaikoura will remain on its own for the moment, but at the time when there is no longer a resident priest available it will become part of the one parish.

“One Parish - Two/Three Churches”

6. Northern Hutt Valley

Our Lady of Grace, Heretaunga and St Francis Xavier, Stokes Valley are to become one parish.

“One Parish – Two Churches”
This is to be effective as from 1st February 2015.

St Joseph, Upper Hutt is to remain as a stand-alone parish. The parishes will remain as a Pastoral Area.

7. Porirua Pastoral Area
St Pius X, Titahi Bay and Our Lady of Fatima, Tawa are to become one parish. “One Parish - Two Churches”
This is to be effective from 1st February 2015.

Holy Family, Porirua East and St Theresa, Plimmerton are to remain as stand-alone parishes. Te Ngakau Tapu, a parish personal to Maori, is to remain as a stand-alone parish.  The parishes will remain as a Pastoral Area.

8. Wairarapa Pastoral Area

St Patrick, Masterton, St Mary, Carterton and St Teresa, Featherston are to become one parish.

This is to be effective as from 1st February 2015.

“One Parish - Three Churches”

9. Wellington East Pastoral Area

St Patrick, Kilbirnie, Holy Cross, Miramar and St Anthony, Seatoun are to become one parish. Effective from 1st February 2015.  “One Parish - Three Churches”

10. Wellington North Pastoral Area

Ss Peter and Paul, Johnsonville, St Benedict, Khandallah and St Andrew, Newlands become one parish. Effective from 1st February 2016. “One Parish - Three Churches”

11. Wellington South Pastoral Area

St Joseph, Mt Victoria, St Anne, Newtown, St Francis de Sales, Island Bay and St Bernard, Brooklyn become one parish. Effective from 1st February 2016. “One Parish – Four Churches”

12. Wellington West Pastoral Area

Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish and St Mary of the Angels are to remain as stand-alone parishes.

St Teresa, Karori and St Thomas More, Wilton are to become one parish, to be known as the Catholic Parish of Otari, to be effective as from 1st April 2014.

“One Parish – Two Churches    
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