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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Holy Cross Seminary.

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Holy Cross Seminary

Registration number:

CC25003

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

27/05/2008

Balance Date:

December 31

This charity is a member of the group called:

New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference Group

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 47406

Ponsonby

Auckland

1144

Charity's Street Address:

44 Vermont Street

Ponsonby

Auckland

1011

Charity's other details

Phone:

093605375

Email:

office@holycross.org.nz

Website:

https://www.holycross.org.nz

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/holycrossseminarynz

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC25003

Group Members

Below are all the members of New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference Group. Click into the individual members below to view their charity summary.

Member Charities
Catholic Bishops Conference Holdings Ltd
Catholic Bishops Conference Securities Ltd
Catholic Enquiry Centre
Holy Cross Seminary
New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Holy Cross Seminary is the national seminary for the education and formation of diocesan priests for the Catholic Church in New Zealand. The Seminary is a community of the Church, a community of persons gathered as disciples of the Lord, preparing aspirants for the Catholic ministerial priesthood in the cultural milieu of Aoteroa - New Zealand.

Note: The main sectors, activities and beneficiaries are bolded.

Activities:

Provides religious services / activities

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling), Provides advice / information / advocacy, Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers), Provides buildings / facilities / open space, Provides educational services

Sectors:

Religious activities

Religious ActivitiesEducation/training/research

Beneficiaries:

Religious groups

Legal Structure

Unincorporated Organisation

Controlled by:

New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference

Annual Returns

Annual Returns are due within 6 months of a charity’s balance date (financial year-end), or a longer period if an extension has been granted.

Note: Charities that use the Tier 4 Combined Form to file their annual returns do not need to file their financial statements separately. The financial statements are included in their annual return summary.

Please note: This charity is a member of a Group which submits Consolidated Annual Returns. To view these Annual Returns on the Group Summary click here. Any Annual Returns listed below were submitted when this charity was a single entity.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements
31/12/2025	30/06/2026	Member of 'New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference Group' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/12/2024	31/07/2025	31/07/2025	$768,480	$732,496	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2023	30/06/2024	3/07/2024	$846,275	$619,842	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2022	30/06/2023	29/06/2023	$616,511	$1,086,588	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2021	30/06/2022	29/06/2022	$608,464	$3,060,326	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2020	30/06/2021	16/06/2021	$888,022	$555,214	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2019	31/07/2020	17/07/2020	$846,784	$640,469	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2018	30/06/2019	21/05/2019	$1,149,428	$699,617	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2017	30/06/2018	19/06/2018	$889,570	$767,047	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2016	30/06/2017	29/06/2017	$940,946	$1,401,331	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
David Dowling	Rector	24/03/2024
Richard Laurenson	Bishop of Hamilton	25/10/2023
John Adams	Bishop of Palmerston North	22/06/2023
Michael Gielen	Bishop of Christchurch	7/03/2020
Michael Joseph Dooley	Bishop of Dunedin	19/06/2018
Paul Gerard Martin	Archbishop of Wellington	3/03/2018
Stephen Marmion Lowe	Bishop of Auckland	1/02/2015

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Colin David Campbell	Rector	24/03/2024
John Dew	Cardinal	5/05/2023
Mathew Vadakkevettuvazhiyil	Rector	31/03/2023
Brendan Ward	Rector	23/01/2022
Patrick Dunn	Bishop of Auckland	31/12/2021
Charles Edward Drennan	Bishop of Palmerston North	4/10/2019
Colin Campbell	Bishop of Dunedin	26/04/2018
Richard James Loughan	Diocesan Administrator	1/03/2018
Barry Jones	Bishop	13/02/2016
Denis Browne	Bishop	31/12/2015
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Charity Updates

Here is a list of all the details changed by the charity, for example adding or removing officers, amending rules, changing balance dates or updating address details.

Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
13/06/2025	NOC018
17/06/2021	NOC014
16/06/2020	NOC011
8/06/2016	NOC007
26/06/2015	NOC006
22/05/2013	AR006
22/05/2012	AR005
23/06/2009	AR002

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name