The Cathedral of saints Patrick and Joseph is located in the heart of Auckland city, just a few metres from the sky Tower.

In the 1840s, the government has allocated land for the construction of several Catholic churches in the Central part of Auckland. The first building of St. Patrick's Church was built of wood. Only 6 years later in 1848, was built a new stone Church building. The Church was so beautiful and magnificent that it became a sort of landmark in the city. It began to display in the prints and photographs as a symbol of Auckland. In 1884, began the renovation of the building was laid the Foundation and erected the base. Then it was rebuilt the building that can be seen today.

In the 1960-ies was built annexe Liston house to house the administrative offices of the diocese. Now on the first floor of this building is the Hall Liston. He provided for carrying out the services and visiting parishioners. So here it carried out its work of social services of the city. For example, there are meetings of alcoholics anonymous, narcotics anonymous, people patients with hepatitis C. On the upper floors Liston house live the clergy.

The purpose of involvement in the Church youth in the Cathedral regularly hosts a variety of activities for young people. On the second Sunday of each month in the Cathedral'm indifferent to the problems residing in prisons, and in every fourth Sunday - people who are ready to provide all possible assistance in hospital Oakland.

In the Cathedral of saints Patrick and Joseph have a lot interesting to explore. For example, the bust of Bishop Jean-Baptiste Francois Pompallier. Pompallier was the first Catholic Bishop of New Zealand. In 1937, Archbishop James Liston was commissioned to do a bust Pompallier in honor of the centenary of his arrival in New Zealand. The bust was created on the basis of all the available portraits of Jean-Baptiste, including the cross of the Legion of honor on his chest.

The main treasure of the Cathedral is the Tower Bells. It is home to the two oldest bells of New Zealand. On the larger of the two bells (h inches) bears the inscription: "Hail Mary, in honor of saints Bartholomew and Stephen 1723". On a smaller bell (h inches) the inscription says that the bell was donated by the butchers of the city of St. Mary. Prior to 1980, they rang the bells manually. But was subsequently installed an automated system, and October 31, 1980, at 6 p.m. the bells for the first time was controlled electric mechanism.