history of our Parishes

Information is continuously being added to the history of the parishes in Christchurch, throughout Canterbury and the West Coast. For now most of the information relates to Church buildings.

For further reading on Churches in the Christchurch Diocese see Built in FaithCatholic Churches of the Christchurch Diocese Past and Present 1840-2010‘ by Michael Hanrahan – available from the Diocesan Archives [$60 plus P&P $6.50 ]

NORTH CANTERBURY

CHRISTCHURCH

CENTRAL CANTERBURY

SOUTH CANTERBURY

WEST COAST