French New Zealanders

French New Zealanders are New Zealanders who are of French ancestors or a French-born person who resides in New Zealand.

French New Zealanders
Franco-Néo-Zélandais
Total population
7,677 (born in France, 2018)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Auckland
Wellington
Canterbury
Languages
New Zealand English · French
Religion
Christianity (mainly Roman Catholicism) · Judaism
Related ethnic groups
French Australians
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1Overseas parts of France proper
Migration of minorities in France (i.e. Basques) can be considered as separate (ethnically) or French migration (by nationality).
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The French were among the earlier European settlers in New Zealand, and established a colony at Akaroa in the South Island.[2]

Captain Jean-François-Marie de Surville is the first known Frenchman to have visited New Zealand,[3] in 1769, and by the 1830s, French whalers were operating off the Banks Peninsula.[3][4]

French missionaries and priests also had a significant effect on Catholicism in New Zealand. In 1835, Jean-Baptiste Pompallier was the first bishop of any denomination in New Zealand and was known to be sympathetic to Māori interests at the time.[5] Suzanne Aubert came to New Zealand from France in 1860, and founded the Sisters of Compassion in 1892, a religious order of nuns. The cause for her canonization is ongoing,[6] meaning she may become New Zealand's first saint.

Religion
Religion Percentage of the French population in New Zealand
Catholic 26.2%
Christian (not further defined) 3.9%
Anglican 3.0%
No religion 50.1%
Object to answering 7.1%

Source: 2013 Census[7]

See also

References
  1. "2018 Census ethnic group summaries | Stats NZ". www.stats.govt.nz.
  2. Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "French settlements". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  3. Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Explorers and missionaries". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  4. "British proclaim sovereignty as French head for Akaroa". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  5. "Jean Baptiste Pompallier | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  6. "The Journey to Sainthood". compassion.org.nz. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  7. 2013 Census ethnic group profiles: French


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