Anglican Diocese of Wellington


The is one of the thirteen dioceses and hui amorangi of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The diocese covers the area between the bottom of the North Island of New Zealand up to the area of Mount Ruapehu.
The seat of the Bishop of Wellington is at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul. The current Bishop of Wellington, since 2012, has been Justin Duckworth, joined by newly elected Assistant Bishop Anashuya Fletcher.
There are approximately 60 parishes and mission districts within the diocese of Wellington.
WWW wn.anglican.org.nz

History

The diocese's first bishop, Charles Abraham, was consecrated in 1858. An attempt was made in the 21st General Synod to make the Bishop of Wellington ex officio Primate and Metropolitan; this failed in the 22nd Synod.
The Archbishop David Moxon announced on 29 April 2012 that Justin Duckworth was elected as the 11th Bishop of Wellington. Duckworth was installed on 30 June 2012.
The diocese celebrated its sesquicentenary in 2008; the celebrations included pilgrimages throughout the diocese.

Cathedral

Old St Paul's, the second Church of St Paul in Wellington, was the pro-cathedral church for the Anglican Diocese of Wellington from 1866 to 1964 and remains consecrated, despite now owned by Heritage New Zealand. The first parish church for the early settlers, dedicated to St Paul, was behind where the Beehive stands today: a replica stands at the Bolton Street entrance to an early cemetery for Wellington, alongside the original sextons cottage. The current Wellington Cathedral church for the Diocese was dedicated, partially completed, in the name of St Paul in 1964. Completion was in stages and in 2001 it was consecrated.

List of bishops

The following individuals have served as the Bishop of Wellington, or any precursor title:
OrdinalOfficeholderTerm startTerm endNotes
1Charles AbrahamPreviously Archdeacon of Waitemata
2Octavius Hadfield18701893Previously Archdeacon of Kapiti; also Primate of New Zealand, 1890–1893
3Frederic Wallis18951911Afterwards Archdeacon of Wilts UK, 1911
4Thomas Sprott19111936
5St Barbe Holland19361946Afterwards Dean of Norwich, UK
6Reginald Owen19471960Also Archbishop of New Zealand, 1952–1960
7Henry Baines19601972Translated from Singapore
8Edward Norman19731986Previously Archdeacon of Wellington and vicar of the Parish of Karori
9Brian Davis19861997Translated from Waikato; also Archbishop of New Zealand
10Tom Brown19982012Previously Archdeacon of Belmont and vicar of Lower Hutt
11incumbent

Assistant Bishops of Wellington

Archdeaconries

Archdeacons of Wellington