Kia ora and greetings! Welcome to Chris Skinner's official website  

Chris is a Marist Priest from New Zealand living in Wellington. He is an assistant priest working at St Mary of the Angels, an inner city church.

As a singer/songwriter and recording artist, he has been writing and performing his songs for many years. He began recording his music in 1990 and now has 13 albums to his credit. 

His songs have been inspired by his faith and reflect a love of nature, a respect for life, the dignity of the human person and a commitment to peace and justice.

Many songs flow from his personal experience and by listening to the stories of others.

In 2007 he was voted artist of the year on Southern Star Radio and his version of 'You raise me up' won song of the year 2008 on the same network. 

His Songbook entitled 'Truly Blessed Under Southern Stars' published 2008 is now available. Please check out 'Songbook' on this site for further information.