Community, support and chaplaincy for those involved in providing health care.
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NZCMA
The New Zealand Catholic Medical Association (NZCMA) was founded in 2019 with the support of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference. It aims to support health practitioners, drawing on the treasures of our faith, especially in regard to the ethical challenges of healthcare today.
Although primarily set up to serve doctors, it is inclusive of all those who work in healthcare or in roles which support healthcare such as administration or health leadership. We wish to involve nurses, midwives, pharmacists, physiotherapists, counsellors, social workers, chaplains, dentists, health administrators, navigators, lawyers, medical students, and anyone who works in allied roles.
Its purpose is to provide pastoral care and collegial support to Catholics working in healthcare in New Zealand.
We aim to support one another in living our vocation and share resources, particularly on issues of conscience. Our chaplain is Fr Chris Denham.
2026 March Retreat report
Report: The NZCMA Retreat and Seminar 2026
Difficult but possible: finding hope in a hopeless world
St Thomas Aquinas ST 2:2 Q17
Around 50 Catholic doctors and healthcare workers gathered at the St Francis Friary in Auckland, New Zealand for an inspiring and timely retreat and seminar the weekend prior to Palm Sunday.
It was good to welcome many new faces and share such a rich time of spiritual nourishment and encouragement.
We were very sorry to have to limit numbers and missed many who could not be with us but unfortunately there was a double booking for the venue, which meant we were restricted to a room which can only hold 50. Next time we will try to avoid this unfortunate limitation, and we regret that so many who wanted to be with us but could only accompany us in prayer and spirit (thank you). Read on
Pope Francis, on our vocation
"Today the Lord continues to call us to follow him. We should not wait to be perfect in order to respond with our generous 'yes,' nor be fearful of our limitations and sins, but instead open our hearts to the voice of the Lord. To listen to that voice, to discern our personal mission in the Church and the world, and at last to live it in the today that God gives us." (Pope Francis, Message for the 55th World Day of Prayer for Vocations in 2018
New Zealand Catholic Medical Association (NZCMA) is an organisation that provides community, support and chaplaincy for those involved in providing health care in New Zealand.
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New Zealand Catholic Medical Association (NZCMA) is an organisation that provides community, support and chaplaincy for those involved in providing health care in New Zealand.
To get in contact with us for general enquiries or to be connected with NZCMA in your region please send us an email using the contact form below.
Email
NZMCA
Phone
021 391 110