Christchurch's new Bishop to be ordained

Published on 21st Feb, 2018

In December last year, Fr Paul Martin SM was appointed as the next Bishop of the Christchurch Diocese.

He will be ordained by Cardinal John Dew on Saturday March 3 2018.

Bishop-Elect Paul will be the tenth Bishop of Christchurch, succeeding Bishop Barry Jones who died in February 2016.

Read the full media statement from the NZ Catholic Bishops Conference here.

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