CATHEDRAL’S CHURCH OF ST MARY

St Mary’s is the oldest stone church in Aotearoa New Zealand, built in 1845. The church was designed in the Oxford Gothic Style. It started small, but expanded over the years and in 2010 became Taranaki Cathedral. In 2016 it was closed for earthquake strengthening and since that time we have gathered for Sunday services at the Peace Hall across the road.

The Cathedral’s stone is Taranaki Andesite, a volcanic rock from Taranaki Maunga, sourced from Kawaroa reef. The Cathedral is a visual reminder of our shared history shaped by our local landscape, intrinsically linked to Taranaki and the stories of who we are, where we have come from and where we are going.