The Rev’d Ivica Gregurec

Precentor

Ivica was born and raised in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.  He studied at the University of Zagreb, obtaining Bachelor and Master's degrees in Theology in the Catholic Faculty of Theology.  He was ordained Deacon in 2001 and Priest in 2002, in the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Zagreb.  His deaconate and curacy were spent in Malešnica – Oranice, a suburban parish in Zagreb.

After volunteering for work in overseas missions in 2004, Ivica was assigned to an International Mission community in the Solomon Islands where he remained for seven years. His main roles in the Solomons were as Director of Formation and Lecturer ( in Theology and Cultural Anthropology) in the Holy Name of Mary Seminary, Tenaru. He also undertook pastoral work as a parish priest in Good Shepherd Parish, Red Beach, Guadalcanal.

At Pentecost 2012, Ivica was welcomed into the Anglican Communion in St Paul’s Church, Burwood, Sydney. In December 2012, he joined the pastoral team of Dunedin North Parish, where he was appointed Priest Assistant with special pastoral responsibility for St Martin’s Church, North East Valley and St Thomas’s Church, Pine Hill. 

Ivica was commissioned Cathedral Precentor at Holy Trinity Cathedral on 27 November 2016.

Apart from his passion for liturgy and inter-religious dialogue, Ivica enjoys reading, geocaching and genealogy.  

He is also an Associate of the Sisters of the Church, a religious order with a strong presence in the Anglican Church of Melanesia. 

He still hasn’t converted to rugby – he is a strong supporter of the Croatian national football (soccer) team.

The Reverend sarah west

cathedral curate

Sarah was born in Dunedin but spent her initial childhood years in Singapore and travelling as where her parents worked as doctors in association with Overseas Mission Fellowship. She returned to New Zealand, completing her schooling years in Auckland.

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Sarah has been highly involved in Children and Youth ministries from her mid-teens and felt a calling to work in the church at the age of eighteen. From there, she completed a Bachelor of Theology from The University of Auckland, majoring in Biblical Studies. After three years as a full-time Youth Minister at St Chad’s Anglican Church in Meadowbank, Sarah had her first child. Not long after, she entered into the discernment process for ordained ministry.

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In 2016, Sarah began training at St John’s Theological College where she completed a Post-graduate Diploma in Ministry. She was ordained Deacon on the 24th November, 2018 and Priest on 23rd November 2019.

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Sarah is married to Brent who is a Primary School teacher and mother to two beautiful children, Emerson and Lucy. She also enjoys the company of her (rather large) retired racing greyhound and has a soft spot for animals, inspired by the example St Francis of Assisi.

The Reverend richard Girdwood

Priest assistant

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The Reverend Kat Campion-Spall

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Kat is Associate Vicar at St Mary Redcliffe church in Bristol, in the South West of England, where she’s been for 5 years following training in Cambridge and a curacy in South West London.  St Mary Redcliffe is a medieval church with a large staff team and thousands of visitors a year.  Kat is responsible for ministry to children, young people and families, and for the church’s community engagement and mission. 

She is a member of the Bishop’s Council and has a particular interest in issues of diversity and inclusion. 

Her husband Pete works in Higher Education administration at the University of Bristol and enjoys playing the trombone in big bands.  They have two children, Astrid who is 9 and loves singing in the church choir, dancing and acting; and Iris who is 7 and loves baking and horse riding. 

Dr. Philip Smith

Cathedral Organist

Philip was born in Stoke-on-Trent in the English Midlands where he was a chorister in the choir of Stoke Minster and studied the organ.  Following a period of study with Roger Fisher at Chester Cathedral, he became a student at The Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and later at Huddersfield University.

In 1990 he was appointed Assistant Organist at St. Asaph Cathedral in North Wales, where, as such, he played for the enthronement of the 10th Archbishop of Wales.  In November 1994, Philip moved to be Organist & Director of Music at The Collegiate Church of Saint Peter in Ruthin.

In 2002, he was awarded the Archbishop of Wales Award for Church Music by Dr Rowan Williams, at that time Archbishop of Wales, for services to church music in the Principality of Wales.

Philip moved to New Zealand as Organist at Holy Trinity Cathedral in 2008.

Rowan Johnston

Director of Choirs

Rowan completed a Master of Music in Conducting with first class honours from Auckland University and is a registered teacher. With over twenty years experience working with choirs, Rowan has demonstrated consistently that excellence is central to his practice.

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Rowan’s choirs have achieved success on both national and international stages, resulting in regular invitations for him to work with choirs throughout New Zealand and overseas. Rowan has developed excellent relationships with composers and musicians throughout New Zealand including practitioners of Māori and Pacific music and is looking forward to including new works by New Zealanders into the choir’s repertoire.

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Rowan has had a long association with the Cathedral having been a member of the choir from 2002–2015 and an elected member of the Cathedral Council for several years.

'Ofa Langi

Children and Families Minister

Rikard Pahlen

Facilities Manager

Merle Abbot

Secretary and PA to the Dean

Maria Beer

Marketing & Events Manager

Camilla Ngatai

Financial Administrator

Communications Assistant