WelCom February 2024
Archbishop Paul Martin sm and Bishop John Adams announced in December the following clergy shifts and appointments for the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North for 2024.
Diocese of Palmerston North
| Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North | Fr Vui Hoang, assistant priest |
| The Catholic Parish of New Plymouth | Fr Trung Nguyen, assistant priest |
| Immaculate Conception, Stratford | Fr Nathaniel Brazil, parish priest |
| Returning to Ōtaki, Archdiocese of Wellington | Fr Alan Roberts |
| The Catholic Parish of Hastings | Fr Marcus Francis, parish priest Fr Vijay Dungdung, assistant priest |
Archdiocese of Wellington
| Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish | Fr Patrick Bridgman, assistant priest Debbie Matheson, lay pastoral leader Fr Viator Muyuni – Diocese of Bukoba, Tanzania, studies, In residence at Viard House |
| Catholic Parish of Otari-Karori-Wilton | Fr Joy Thottankara, parish priest Long Tran, pre-seminarian in residence |
| Catholic Parish of Wellington South | Fr Ravi Kumar Voliganti, assistant priest Dyester Abo-Abo, pre-seminarian in residence |
| St Francis of Assisi Ohariu Parish | Msgr Gerard Burns, parish priest Fr Alfred Tong, assistant priest John Quang, pre-seminarian in residence |
| Te Pariha o Te Ngākau Tapu, Porirua | Msgr Gerard Burns, administrator Fr Alfred Tong, assistant priest |
| Holy Family Parish, Porirua East | Fr Isaac Songa mf, parish priest Fr Nicholas Phone Myint mf, assistant priest |
| Te Awakairangi Parish – Society of Divine Word (svd) assumes responsibility for the parish | Fr Raja Kommareddy svd, parish priest Fr Uili Uvea svd, assistant priest |
| Te Wairua Tapu Parish, Lower Hutt | Fr Akuila Taliauli svd, assistant priest |
| St Mary’s Parish, Ōtaki | Fr Alan Roberts, parish priest |
| St Joseph’s Parish, Levin | Fr Bruce England, parish priest |
| Catholic Parish of Wairarapa | Fr Dennis Nacorda, parish priest Matthew White, assistant deacon |
| Te Whetu O Te Moana – Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish, Marlborough – Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (msc) assume pastoral responsibility for the parish | Fr Simione Volavola msc, parish priest Fr Tavita Lemusu msc, assistant priest |
| Holy Family Parish, Nelson-Stoke | Fr Noel Corcino, cjm, assistant priest (Fr Marlon Tebelin returns home September 2024) |
| Our Lady of the Bays Catholic Parish, Richmond, Motueka, Takaka | Fr Michael Bellizzi, parish priest Fr Jaya-Praveen Yenubari, assistant priest Seminarian Emilio Capin, pastoral year |
| Other changes | |
| Fr Peter Roe sm – concludes contract as administrator of St Francis of Assisi Ohariu Parish. | |
| Fr Ron Bennett – retires as parish priest of Otari-Wilton and becomes senior-priest-in-residence at Holy Cross Seminary, Auckland. | |
| Fr Alliston Fernandes (Archdiocese of Malta) – returns to Malta from 1 March 2024. | |
| Fr David Orange – in retirement. | |
| Fr Michael McCabe – in retirement. | |
| Fr Seph Pijfers – appointment pending. | |
| Fr Cirilo Barlis – leave of absence for 2024, returning to the Philippines. |