About
Us
OUR PATRON
Bishop Stephen Lowe is the 12th Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland and the Patron of the Catholic Caring Foundation.
He was born and educated in Hokitika, and worked in forestry before entering Holy Cross Seminary, Mosgiel in 1990. His final year was completed at St Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia during 1994 - 1995. He was ordained in 1996.
He served as assistant priest in Mairehau, Ashburton and Greymouth before being appointed parish priest of Timaru North. He completed a Licence in Spiritual Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 2007 and in the following year was appointed to Holy Cross Seminary as Formation Director until the end of 2014.


OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Most Reverend Bishop Steve Lowe (and patron of the Foundation)
Chair: Treacy Bell
Members:
Dame Lyndsay Freer
Monsignor Bernard Kiely
Matheus Vermunt
Loraine Elliott (Vicar for Social Impact and Communications)
OUR PEOPLE
For general information, please contact a member of our team:
Coordinator, Grant & Donor Administration
Claudia Cachay
Ph: 09 360 3045
Email: [email protected]
Manager
Ann-Marie Parker
Ph: 09 360 3012
Email: [email protected]

