About St Joseph's.

St Joseph’s Catholic Church is a church and graveyard with spiritual, heritage, and cultural significance to the St Theresa’s Plimmerton Parish, the Pāuatahanui district and Wellington region.

 

The church was established in 1878, has a Category One Heritage NZ status and is the first Catholic Church built in the Porirua Basin and the second in the greater Wellington area.  A graveyard surrounds the church which includes graves of early settlers and their descendants.

 

As part of the Catholic Parish of Plimmerton, whilst no longer used for regular parish worship, St Joseph’s is available for parish activities including weddings, funerals, baptisms, and the annual Christmas Carols in December.  The church also welcomes public hire for personal, non-denominational and community events.