St Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland

St Patrick's Cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Joseph
Auckland, St Patrick's Square
36°50′47″S 174°45′49″E / 36.8465°S 174.7635°E / -36.8465; 174.7635
Location	Auckland Central City
Country	New Zealand
Denomination	Catholic
Website	stpatricks.org.nz
History
Status	Cathedral (since 1848) Church (1848) Chapel (1842 – 1848)
Founded	1843; 181 years ago
Founder(s)	Bishop Jean-Baptiste Pompallier, 1st Bishop of Auckland
Dedication	Saint Patrick Saint Joseph
Dedicated	23 February 1908
Consecrated	1 September 1963
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Edward Mahoney and Thomas Mahoney
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Administration
Diocese	Auckland
Parish	St Patrick's Cathedral
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Stephen Lowe
Dean	Fr Christopher Denham
Priest(s)	Fr Christopher Denham
Assistant priest(s)	Fr Glenford Lowe
Laity
Director of music	Maeve Herd (Acting)
Organist(s)	Stig Gilbert
Music group(s)	St Patrick’s and St Joseph’s Cathedral Choir
Heritage New Zealand – Category 1
Designated	6 September 1984[1]
Reference no.	97

The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Joseph (usually known as St Patrick's Cathedral) is an heritage-listed Catholic cathedral church in Auckland CBD, situated on the corner of Federal Street and Wyndham St. It is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland and the seat of the Bishop of Auckland.

In 1841, the land was acquired by Bishop Jean-Baptiste Pompallier, the first Catholic bishop in New Zealand. A wooden chapel was constructed in 1843, replaced by a stone church in 1848, which was expanded in 1884, and finally replaced with the current cathedral in 1907. The church was designated as a cathedral in 1848, and consecrated in 1963.

The cathedral was registered as a Category I historic place by Heritage New Zealand on 6 September 1984.^[1]