DIOCESAN SYNTHESIS
Archdiocese of Wellington
Aotearoa New Zealand
The Archdiocese of Wellington spans an area of central Aotearoa New Zealand covering the lower North Island and upper South Island. It comprises 23 parishes with an average pre-pandemic Sunday Mass count of 11,000 1. The Archdiocese is committed to a bicultural Church that honours Te Tiriti o Waitangi and recognizes Māori as tangata whenua.2
The people of the Archdiocese of Wellington are familiar with synodality. Since 1988 local synods have been held in this diocese at intervals of approximately ten years, the latest taking place in September 2017. Outcomes from the various synods have shaped pastoral plans and continue to guide our vision: ‘We, the Catholic People of the Archdiocese of Wellington, challenged to follow Christ, are called to proclaim the Kingdom of God by celebrating God in our lives, sharing our living faith, growing in community, and working for justice and peace.’
by Sarah Mac Donald
College students, other young adults and ministry leaders during a synodal listening session.
File pic CNS/Sarah Webb, CatholicPhilly.com, dated April 2022.
Synod synthesis reports from dioceses in Ireland have expressed a strong desire for “urgent change” and a fear that once the synodal process has finished, the decline in priest numbers and young people will continue, and there will be no change in the role of women in the Church.
A total of 173 parishes hosted gatherings for 10,500 participants in the Archdiocese of Dublin. The synthesis of those consultations revealed that more than half of parishes believe change has to happen or “the children of tomorrow will never experience Church”.
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