Capuchin Franciscans Aotearoa New Zealand

Capuchin Franciscans

Our Friars

The brothers living and serving in Aotearoa New Zealand.

These are the brothers living and serving in Aotearoa New Zealand. Some are priests, some are not; all of them are friars, and all of them took the same three vows.

Fr Ephrem Tigga, OFMCap.
Fr Ephrem TiggaOFMCap.Provincial Delegate
Fr Ranjit Ekka, OFMCap.
Fr Ranjit EkkaOFMCap.Second Councillor
Fr Paul Helsham, OFMCap.
Fr Paul HelshamOFMCap.Third Councillor
Fr Sebastian Fernandes, OFMCap.
Fr Sebastian FernandesOFMCap.
Fr Praful Kerketta, OFMCap.
Fr Praful KerkettaOFMCap.
Fr Daniel Sitanggang, OFMCap.
Fr Daniel SitanggangOFMCap.
Fr Praveen Lobo, OFMCap.
Fr Praveen LoboOFMCap.
Fr Rajat Dungdung, OFMCap.
Fr Rajat DungdungOFMCap.
Fr Sandeep Lakra, OFMCap.
Fr Sandeep LakraOFMCap.
Br Matthew Joy, OFMCap.
Br Matthew JoyOFMCap.

Where they are

The friars are spread across three communities — one in Hamilton and two in Auckland. Each is a fraternity: brothers who live under one roof, pray together, and are sent out from that shared life into the parish around them.

Mass times and full details for each community →

Life in the parishes

Mass, baptisms, weddings, processions, and the ordinary business of parish life.

The friars of Aotearoa New Zealand
The friars of Aotearoa New Zealand
Brothers outside the friary
Brothers outside the friary
The fraternity gathered
The fraternity gathered
Arriving at the friary
Arriving at the friary
Mass in the friary chapel
Mass in the friary chapel
At the altar
At the altar
Procession into Mass
Procession into Mass
A parish celebration
A parish celebration
Concelebrating Mass
Concelebrating Mass
Welcomed with garlands
Welcomed with garlands
Entrance procession
Entrance procession
Mass in the parish
Mass in the parish
Preaching at the ambo
Preaching at the ambo
A baptism
A baptism
After a wedding
After a wedding
A baptism at the shrine
A baptism at the shrine
Parish life
Parish life
Visiting parishioners
Visiting parishioners
A parish gathering
A parish gathering
At the altar
At the altar
After Mass
After Mass
With the altar servers
With the altar servers
Servers and friars
Servers and friars
Preaching
Preaching
A parish welcome
A parish welcome
In the parish hall
In the parish hall