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Charity Summary


Charity Details

Catholic Enquiry Centre
Catholic Discovery
CC35895
N/A
Registered

Registration details

30/06/2008
December 31
New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference Group

Address for service

PO Box 1937
Pipitea
Wellington
6140
Level 5
204 Thorndon Quay
Pipitea
Wellington
6011

Charity's other details

0800 328 437
info@catholicenquiry.nz
http://www.catholicenquiry.nz
www.facebook.com/catholicdiscovery.nz
https://www.instagram.com/catholicenquirynz


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC35895

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

Promotion and evangelization of the Catholic faith.

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

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Religious activities

General public

Entity Structure

The CEC is made up of an Advisory Group, a director, a part-time engagement manager, a communications assistant, and two part-time support staff.
New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference

Annual Returns

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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 Annual Return Summary
31/12/2024 31/07/2025 31/07/2025 $780,739 $377,559 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2023 30/06/2024 12/06/2024 $899,165 $333,546 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2022 30/06/2023 29/06/2023 $367,698 $429,018 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2021 30/06/2022 29/06/2022 $631,520 $329,108 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2021 $533,424 $298,392 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2019 31/07/2020 30/07/2020 $345,992 $333,253 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2018 30/06/2019 27/06/2019 $367,673 $362,002 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2017 30/06/2018 27/06/2018 $605,017 $468,324 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2016 30/06/2017 1/06/2017 $420,143 $571,342 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2015 30/06/2016 8/06/2016 $743,863 $491,278 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Carly Gaye Mulqueen Catholic Enquiry Centre Director 7/07/2025
Richard Philip James Laurenson Member of the NZCBC 25/10/2023
John Lewis Adams Member of the NZCBC 22/06/2023
Damian Bernard Dempsey Executive Director of the NZCBC 6/06/2023
Michael Gielen Member of the NZCBC 11/01/2021
Paul Martin Secretary of the NZCBC 1/01/2019
Michael Dooley Vice-President of the NZCBC 26/04/2018
Stephen Lowe President of the NZCBC 13/02/2015

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Rebecca Joy Taylor-Hunt Director, CEC 30/05/2025
Siobhan Dilly Executive Officer 6/06/2023
John Dew President of the NZCBC 5/05/2023
Fr Neil Vaney Pastoral Director 20/12/2022
Patrick Dunn Member of the NZCBC 18/12/2021
Charles Drennan Secretary of the NZCBC 5/10/2019
James van Schie Executive Officer 1/05/2019
Christina Chow Board Member 31/10/2017
David Mullin Board Member 31/10/2017
David Patrick Mullin Interim Director 31/10/2017

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)
31/07/2025 NOC029
13/06/2025 NOC028
27/01/2022 NOC024
13/01/2022 NOC023
11/01/2021 NOC021
26/09/2019 NOC019
30/05/2017 NOC014
18/10/2016 NOC013
18/10/2016 NOC012
18/10/2016 NOC011

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