St Francis de Sales and All Souls Columbarium
A Columbarium is a place where the ashes of those who have been cremated may be placed in perpetuity. It is a place to remember those who have died, and to share our communion with them. Please consider whether this could provide a resting place for you or your loved ones.
More and more Catholics are choosing to be cremated, and in the 2016 Vatican document is states “the ashes of the faithful must be laid to rest in a sacred place, that is, in a cemetery or, in certain cases, in a church or an area, which has been set aside for this purpose.” We already have a graveyard on church land here, and a crypt built into the back wall of the church where a small number of ashes are contained.
For several years, the project of a permanent Columbarium — a sacred, prayerful, beautiful space where the remains of loved ones can be safely stored — has been underway, thanks to the gift of a generous donor, who paid for all preliminary planning and design. After almost 9 months since the construction began on the 2nd of July 2025, it was finally opened by the Bishop of Auckland, Steve Lowe on the 22nd of February 2026.
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The Columbarium Operating Committee are:
- Mike Simpson: 021 283 8040
- Kath Petrie: 021 620 805
- Alan Light: 021 158 9306
- Sarah Simpson: 021 288 3300 (Administrator)
If you have an enquiry or discuss any aspect of the Columbarium Project, please feel free to contact them.
Alternatively, you can also fill in the Columbarium enquiry sheet.
If you have decided in purchasing a niche, you can fill up the Niche Agreement to start the ball rolling.
Options and prices are as follows:
- Single niche is $3,000 + GST
- Double niche is $4,000 + GST
Send this back by email to the Parish Secretary, Bernadette: office@devonportcatholic.org.nz or by leaving it at the Parish Office.
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