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Anglican Diocese of Nelson

Anglican Diocese of Nelson

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This article is about the Anglican diocese in New Zealand. For the Catholic diocese in Canada, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson.

The Diocese of Nelson is one of the 13 dioceses and hui amorangi (Māori bishoprics) of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.[1] The Diocese covers the northern part of the South Island of New Zealand, which is mostly the area north of a line drawn from Greymouth to Kaikōura.

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The Diocese was founded in 1858 and the seat of the Bishop is at Christ Church Cathedral in Nelson.

On 31 August 2019, Steve Maina was ordained and installed as Bishop of Nelson.

Nelson Diocese is a noted Evangelical diocese, drawing similarities with the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, in Australia.

List of bishops

The following individuals have served as the Bishop of Nelson, or any precursor title:

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Archdeaconries

In 1866, the sole archdeaconry – of Waimea – was vacant.[2]

Archdeacon of Waimea[3]
  • ?–1859 (res.): R. B. Paul
  • 1859–1874: vacant
  • 1874–1880 (res.): Thorpe
  • 1880–?: C. O. Mules
  • 1956–1966 (res.): Harold Ault[4]
Archdeacon of Wairau[3]
  • 1868–1886 (d.): H. F. Butt
Archdeacon of Māwhera[3]
  • 1886–?: Thomas Billing Maclean

References

  1. [1]
    Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. "About". Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  2. [2]
    The Clergy List for 1866 (London: George Cox, 1866) p. 469
  3. [3]
    Jacobs, Henry. "Diocese of Nelson" (Part IV, Chapter IV) in Colonial Church Histories: New Zealand (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1887) (Accessed at Project Canterbury, 25 June 2019)
  4. [4]
    Blain, Michael. Blain Biographical Direectory of Anglican clergy in the South Pacific – ordained before 1932 (2019) p. 50 (Accessed at Project Canterbury, 25 June 2019)


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