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Author: Christchurch Catholic Archives

Education: Christian Brothers

The Irish-based religious order of Christian Brothers specialised in teaching. The Brothers arrived in New Zealand in the 1880s. Eighty years later they opened their

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Education: Holy Faith Sisters

Catholic schools struggled with growing numbers of pupils in the 1950s-60s “baby boom”. They received almost no financial aid from the Government. They could not

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Frs Jim and Tom Hanrahan

The Hanrahan Brothers

  A pair of priests from a single family was not unusual in the 1900s. The Hanrahan brothers, Tom and Jim, were an example. Their

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Catholic Development Fund

The mid-20th Century “baby boom” ignited an explosion in New Zealand school rolls. The number of new pupils in primary and secondary levels almost overwhelmed

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Dean Nicolas Binsfeld SM

Dean Nicolas Binsfeld SM was “an intrepid missionary” and “a pioneer priest”, according to a 1923 edition of Catholic newspaper The Tablet. Pioneer priests in

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Schools and Sacramental Records

This guide provides information on the notification to parishes of sacraments conferred in schools within that parish territory. Schools & Sacramental Records   (pdf)

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Privacy

The Privacy Act 2020 (PA 2020) governs the collection, use, storage, access and disposal of personal information held by any organisation within New Zealand. The Act recognises the shift from a

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Relics

RELICS: from the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Collection The word relic comes from the Latin word ‘relinquo’, which means ‘I leave’ or ‘I abandon’.

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