WelCom February/March 2025
Fr Noel Corcino cjm, recently arrived in New Zealand from the Philippines, has been welcomed to the Archdiocese of Wellington.
Fr Noel was ordained in 2018 into the Congregation of Jesus and Mary, founded in France by St John Eudes in 1643.
Before coming New Zealand, Fr Noel was a director of a retreat house for five years. Prior to his priesthood, he worked as a plant pathologist in a prominent banana plantation in the Philippines. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture specialising in plant diseases.
His seminary and priestly formation include qualifications in philosophy, a degree in theology from the SVD School of Theology and Ecclesiastical Theology and a Masters in Pastoral Ministry at the Loyola School of Theology in Ateneo de Manila University.
Over 20 years ago, as part of his seminary formation, Fr Noel briefly stayed in the Auckland diocese where he immersed himself with the Māori community in the Hokianga. He says he has fond memories of working with people from the wider Pacific (Samoan, Tongan) in Auckland City (Balmoral).
Fr Noel will be ministering at Te Awakairangi Parish in Lower Hutt.