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New Director of Catholic Social Services 

Chris Ward

WelCom August 2024

Archbishop Paul Martin sm has announced the appointment of Mr Chris Ward as the Director of Catholic Social Services for the Archdiocese of Wellington. 

Chris was born and raised in Falkirk, Scotland, and migrated to Nelson with his wife Cat and children in 2008. He has spent 10 years working at Nelson City Council, mostly in the Community Services group. For the last two years, he has been the Diocesan Manager at the Anglican Diocese of Nelson, working to support their bishop with church revitalisation, and has been heavily involved in the work of Anglican Care locally. 

Chris will be moving to Wellington with his wife Cat and will be starting at Catholic Social Services at the beginning of August.

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