The Catholic Diocese of Christchurch seeks to grow a community of disciples of Jesus Christ, striving to strengthen and support our communities in holiness and on mission, while proclaiming the Good News.
Safeguarding is a proactive approach to help prevent abuse or neglect from occurring in the first place and also includes early intervention to minimise the impact if abuse or neglect has taken place. The Catholic Diocese of Christchurch has zero tolerance for all forms of abuse and is committed to safeguarding everyone involved in its activities, ministries, and services.
The Catholic primary and secondary schools in the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch are guided by an authentic Church mission that places an encounter with Jesus at the centre of their Catholic education ethos. Our schools embrace Gospel values, centred on the Eucharist, and are committed to forming faith, in education and in service.
The Catholic Youth team run a number of engaging activities for school-aged children and help support and grow Youth Ministry in our Parishes.
There are a number of Young Adults groups providing support for those in their late teens, twenties, and thirties who represent diverse cultural, educational, vocational, social, political, and spiritual backgrounds. They are students, workers, and professionals; they are single, married, divorced, or widowed; they are with or without children; all joined by the desire to have a richer spiritual life.
The sacrament of marriage and concept of family is a fundamental tenet of the Catholic faith and living a Catholic life. The importance of Life as God-given underlies this belief. A Catholic approach to life's relationship stages are outlined here.
The Tribunal of the Catholic Church is the official ecclesiastical court of the Church, established by the bishop to assist him in carrying out his responsibilities as the shepherd of his local Christian community.
The Christchurch Diocese offers Chaplaincy support to people in our hospitals, prisons, third level institutions as well as cultural chaplaincy to the diverse range of communities that make up our Diocese.