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Anglican Diocese of Nelson

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

Diocese of Nelson
Bishopric
Arms of the Diocese of Nelson
Incumbent:
Steve Maina
StyleThe Right Reverend
Location
CountryNew Zealand
TerritorySouth Island
Ecclesiastical provinceAotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
HeadquartersNelson
Coordinates41°16′16″S 173°17′09″E / 41.2710°S 173.2857°E / -41.2710; 173.2857
Statistics
Parishes25 (date unknown)
Information
First holderEdmund Hobhouse
Formation1858
DenominationAnglican
RiteEvangelical
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral
Current leadership
Parent churchAnglican Communion
Major Archbishop
Diocesan bishopSteve Maina
Website
www.nelsonanglican.org.nz

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.

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:

Bishops of Nelson
Ordinal Officeholder Term start Term end Notes
1 Edmund Hobhouse 1858 1865
2 Andrew Suter 1866 1891
3 Charles Mules 1892 1912
4 William Sadlier 1912 1934
5 William Hilliard 1934 1940
6 Percival Stephenson 1940 1954
7 Frank Hulme-Moir 1954 1965
8 Peter Sutton 1965 1990
9 Derek Eaton 1990 2006
10 Richard Ellena 2007 2018
11 Steve Maina 31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) incumbent

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. ^ Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. "About". Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  2. ^ The Clergy List for 1866 (London: George Cox, 1866) p. 469
  3. ^ a b c 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. ^ Blain, Michael. Blain Biographical Directory of Anglican clergy in the South Pacific – ordained before 1932 (2019) p. 50 (Accessed at Project Canterbury, 25 June 2019)


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