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. 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 Edmund Hobhouse 1858 1865 Andrew Suter 1866 1891 Charles Mules 1892 1912 William Sadlier 1912 1934 William Hilliard 1934 1940 1940 1954 Frank Hulme-Moir 1954 1965 Peter Sutton 1965 1990 Derek Eaton 1990 2006 Richard Ellena 2007 2018 incumbent
Archdeaconries In 1866, the sole archdeaconry – of Waimea – was vacant.The Clergy List for 1866 (London: George Cox, 1866) p. 469
Archdeacon of WaimeaJacobs, 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) ?–1859 (res.): Ven Robert B. Paul 1859–1874: vacant 1874–1880 (res.): Ven Thorpe 1880–1891: Ven Charles O. Mules-(Later Bishop of Nelson) 1898–1908: Ven Aldred C. Wright 1909–1915: Ven William Baker 1915–1926: Ven John P. Kempthorne 1926–?: Ven John Dart 1940–1949: Ven Oliver J. Kimberly 1949: Ven Thomas E. Champion ?-? Ven T J. Smith 1956–1966: (res.): Harold AultBlain, Michael. Blain Biographical Directory of Anglican clergy in the South Pacific – ordained before 1932 (2019) p. 50 (Accessed at Project Canterbury, 25 June 2019)
Archdeacon of Wairau 1868–1886 (d.): Ven H. F. Butt ?: Ven Thomas Grace
Archdeacon of Māwhera 1886–?: Ven Thomas Billing Maclean 1903–1919: Ven George York V.D. 1920–1928: Ven Arthur Carr 1940–1955: Ven Thomas Smith 1955–1957: Ven Herbert Rowe 1957–1963: Ven Douglas Spencer 1961–1970: Ven Desmond Jameson 1977–1989: Ven Robert Hughes
Archdeacon of Marlborough 1868–1886: Ven Henry Butt-1st Archdeacon of Marlborough 1890: Ven Thomas Grace-2nd Archdeacon of Marlborough 1919–1929: Ven George York V.D. 1929–1940: Ven Oliver J. Kimberley 1940–1947: Ven Donald Haultain 1966–1971: Ven Peter Mann (Later Bishop of Dunedin) 1971–1989: Ven Frederick Ford 2006: Ven Richard Ellena (Later Bishop of Nelson)
References
External links
Nelson Cathedral website