The Latin Rite Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North is a suffragan Diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. It was formed on 6 March 1980 when the Archdiocese was divided. The Diocese has an area of area 36,200 km² and had, in 2011, 59,099 Catholics, 58 Priests, 141 Religious and a total population of 470,000 people. The Cathedral of Palmerston North is the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. Ordinaries of Palmerston North {| class="wikitable" ! width="25%"|Tenure ! width="40%"|Incumbent ! width="20%"|Life |- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec" |1980 to 2012||Peter James Cullinane||1936 to present |- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec" |2012 to 2019||Charles Edward Drennan||1960 to present |- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec" |2019 to present||Vacant|| Present Bishops John Cardinal Dew, Apostolic Administrator (2019-present) Peter James Cullinane (born 1936), Bishop Emeritus of Palmerston North (2012–present); Bishop of Palmerston North (1980-2012). Owen John Dolan (born 1928) Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Palmerston North (2004–present); Coadjutor Bishop of Palmerston North (1995-2004). Charles Edward Drennan (born 1960), Bishop of Palmerston North (2012-2019); Coadjutor Bishop of Palmerston North (2011-2012). See also Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North Francis Douglas (priest) Holy Name Seminary Holy Cross College (New Zealand) Roman Catholicism in New Zealand List of New Zealand Catholic bishops Southern Star Abbey Palmerston North New Plymouth Napier Hastings Whanganui Secondary schools Cullinane College, Whanganui Francis Douglas Memorial College, New Plymouth Hato Paora College, Feilding Sacred Heart College, Napier Sacred Heart Girls' College, New Plymouth St John's College, Hastings St Joseph's Māori Girls' College, Taradale, Napier St Peter's College, Palmerston North Notes External links and references Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North Palmerston North