The following clergy appointments have been made for 2025:

Fr Sobin Sebastian, Assistant Priest, The Catholic Parish of New Plymouth.

Fr Trung Nguyen, Administrator, St Brigid’s Parish, Feilding; St Joseph’s Parish, Ohakune; St Mary’s Parish, Taihape.

Society of Mary Appointments:

Fr Trevor Tindall, Parish Priest, St Peter’s Parish, Wairoa.

Fr Brian Prendeville, Parish Priest, The Catholic Parish of Napier.

Bishop John thanks all our priests who have agreed to be moved and who have so readily accepted these changes, and to the parishes that are ‘losing’ a priest.