Skip to content

Church Mission

Supporting the people, parishes and pastoral teams of the Archdiocese of Wellington.

Church Mission is the pastoral support team for the parishes of the Archdiocese of Wellington. Our aim is to nurture missionary discipleship amongst our local Catholic communities.

Our work includes ministry with families and young people, engaged and married couples, seekers and leaders, established Kiwi’s and recent migrants, lay and clergy. We bring a synodal (listening) perspective to what we do, guided by the Final Document from the recent universal Synod (For a Synodal Church: communion, participation and mission). We provide, curate and support formation and resources for our people.

We invite you to select from the options below for more information and/or complete the enquiry form further down the page.

Chris Duthie-Jung – Director

Deirdre Meskill – Community Engagement Lead

Lucienne Hensel – Pastoral Ministry Advisor

Maya Bernardo – Migrant Ministry & Formation Coordinator

Philip Mauel (Deacon) – Pastoral Support, on loan from the Archdiocese of Luxembourg

Simone Olsen – Marriage Ministry Coordinator

Susilo Kentjana – Young Church Ministry Lead (from July 2026)

Regina Fernandes – Young Church Ministry Coordinator

Church Mission news