Catholic Diocese of Auckland performs well despite Covid

Thursday, May 27th, 2021

The Catholic Diocese of Auckland performed better than expected in 2020 in terms of mission, as well as financially.

This was despite two major lockdowns last year as the country was in the grip of the Covid-19 pandemic.

At the first of series of Bishop’s Forums to be held around the diocese, Auckland Bishop Patrick Dunn expressed his appreciation of the priests and parishioners, and those who worked in the schools, for everything they had managed to do last year. Read more

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