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<a href='AboutUs/tabid/5976/language/en-US/Default.aspx'><div class='darkrightWideCaption'><h1>Welcome to St.Patrick's</h1>The Cathedral of St. Patrick and St. Joseph is the Mother Church of the Auckland diocese<br /><br />To find out more about our parish and community, click here.</a></div>

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Mass Times

Masses

Mass Monday to Friday 7.00 am & 12.15pm (Public Holidays 8.30am)
(Sacrament of Penance from 11.30am to 12.10pm except public holidays)

Saturdays and Public Holidays Mass 8.30am

Sunday
8am, 11am, 4.30pm & 7pm

Diocesan Youth Mass last 7pm Sunday of the Month

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From the Bishop

Welcome to the website of the

Auckland Cathedral of St Patrick and St Joseph.

In 1838 Bishop Jean Baptist Pompallier celebrated Mass for the very first time in this land of Aotearoa New Zealand. He was welcomed into the home of early settlers Thomas and Mary Poynton who were farming on the northern shores of the Hokianga harbour (about five hours drive north of Auckland).

This year 2013 we celebrate 175 years of the Eucharist. 175 years of coming together around the table of the Lord to be nourished by WORD and SACRAMENT.

Not long after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 Bishop Pompallier travelled south to Auckland. In 1841 he received a grant of land from Governor Hobson for a Catholic church here in Wyndham Street. A small wooden church school was erected in 1842 and was soon replaced by a substantial stone church which became New Zealand's first Cathedral Church in 1848.

The Cathedral is the Mother church of the Catholic Diocese of Auckland, attracting thousands each week who seek the abiding presence of the Lord. May the Lord continue to bless our endeavours and may your visit to this very sacred place, in turn, be blessed.

Having just celebrated PENTECOST may we be aware of the life of the HOLY SPIRIT we share!

Veni Sancte Spiritus!

+Patrick Dunn, Bishop of Auckland

Welcome to the Cathedral

Eastertide Blessings and welcome to Auckland's St Patrick's Cathedral website.

The Cathedral is well situated in downtown Auckland, at the heart of New Zealand's largest city.

Some two and a half thousand people attend Mass here each Sunday. During the week thousands more come to pray, light a candle or enjoy a moment's peace. The liturgical life of the Cathedral is rich and vibrant. Perhaps visit the Cathedral's Facebook page and you may have a sense of who we are...................House of God, Icon of Christ, Mother Church, Oasis of Peace, Place of Prayer...... home and place of community and celebration for God's people.

Blessings
Monsignor Bernard Kiely

Please explore this site to learn more about our life in Christ, and feel free to contact us or visit us at our central city location for a more human welcome.