Paul Martin (archbishop)

The Most Reverend Paul Martin S.M.
Metropolitan Archbishop of Wellington
Martin in 2024
Archdiocese	Wellington
Appointed	1 January 2021 (coadjutor)
Installed	5 May 2023
Predecessor	John Dew
Orders
Ordination	4 September 1993
Consecration	3 March 2018 by John Dew
Personal details
Born	Paul Gerard Martin (1967-05-05) 5 May 1967 (age 57) Hastings, New Zealand
Nationality	New Zealander
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Occupation	Roman Catholic bishop
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Christchurch (2018–2021) Apostolic Administrator of Christchurch (2021–2022)
Alma mater	Marist Seminary, New Zealand Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Rome
Coat of arms

Styles of Paul Gerard Martin
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Grace
Religious style	Archbishop

Paul Gerard Martin S.M. (born 5 May 1967) is a New Zealand prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has served as the seventh Metropolitan Archbishop of Wellington and eighth ordinary of the see of Wellington, since 4 May 2023 (having served as coadjutor Archbishop of Wellington from January 2021 until he succeeded to the see). From March 2018 until January 2021, he was the tenth Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand and its Apostolic Administrator from January 2021 until May 2022.^[1]