Anglican Diocese of Christchurch

The Diocese of Christchurch is one of the thirteen dioceses and hui amorangi (Māori bishoprics) of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.[1] The Diocese covers the area between the Conway River and the Waitaki River in the South Island of New Zealand.[2]

Diocese of Christchurch
Bishopric
Arms of the Diocese of Christchurch
Incumbent:
Peter Carrell
StyleThe Most Reverend
Location
CountryNew Zealand
TerritorySouth Island
Ecclesiastical provinceAotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
HeadquartersChristchurch
Coordinates43°31′55″S 172°38′18″E
Information
First holderHenry Harper
Formation1856
DenominationAnglican
CathedralCardboard Cathedral
Current leadership
Parent churchAnglican Communion
Major Archbishop
Bishop of ChristchurchPeter Carrell
Website
www.anglicanlife.org.nz

History

The Diocese of Christchurch was established in 1856 by the subdivision of the Diocese of New Zealand.[3] Henry Harper, who arrived in Lyttelton on the Egmont on 23 December 1856, was the first bishop.[4] The seat of the Bishop of Christchurch was at ChristChurch Cathedral[5] until its demolition following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The current seat is in the Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch.

Before the Christchurch Diocese was founded, it was intended that Thomas Jackson would be installed as a bishop for the South Island, with would his See located at Lyttelton.[6]

List of bishops
Bishops of Christchurch
From Until Incumbent Notes
1856 1890 Henry Harper Also Primate of New Zealand since 1869; retired.
1890 1925 Churchill Julius Previously Archdeacon of Ballarat; also Archbishop of New Zealand from 1922; retired.
1926 1951 Campbell West-Watson Translated from Barrow-in-Furness; also Archbishop of New Zealand from 1940; retired.
1951 1966 Alwyn Warren Previously Dean of Christchurch; retired.
1966 1983 Allan Pyatt Previously Dean of Christchurch; retired.
1984 1990 Maurice Goodall Previously Dean of Christchurch; retired.
1990 2008 David Coles Previously Dean of Christchurch; retired.
2008 2018 Victoria Matthews Translated from Edmonton[7]
2019 present Peter Carrell Previously Director of Theology House; Diocesan Ministry Educator, Diocese of Christchurch. Consecrated and installed, 9th Bishop of Christchurch, 9 February 2019.[8]

Archdeacons

The Archdeaconry of Christchurch dates to 1866[9] when Henry Jacobs became the first (apparently sole)[10] Archdeacon of the diocese[11] Jacobs resigned in May 1889 and was succeeded by Croasdaile Bowen, a brother of Charles Bowen. Bowen did not serve for long, as he had a stroke in November 1889 and died in January 1890.[12]

Archdeacons of Christchurch

The Archdeaconry of Akaroa dates back to at latest 1855, when Octavius Mathias was collated.[13]

Archdeacons of Akaroa
  • 1909–1910 (res.): Alfred Averill, Vicar of St Michael and All Angels, Christchurch and Canon (became Bishop of Waiapu)

The Archdeaconry of Rangiora existed in the second half nineteenth century, when the whole country had one diocese[14] which was then split in 1856 by the subdivision of the Diocese of New Zealand.[3]

In 1887, there were four archdeaconries: Jacob (by then also Dean) was still Archdeacon of Christchurch; Henry Harper was Archdeacon of Timaru and Westland; Benjamin Dudley of Rangiora and Edward Lingard of Akaroa[11]

Archdeacons of Timaru

References
  1. Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. "About". Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  2. "Boundaries". Anglican Diocese of Christchurch, New Zealand. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. "History". Anglican Diocese of Christchurch, New Zealand. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  4. Brown, Colin. "Harper, Henry John Chitty 1804?–1893". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  5. "Cathedral Church of Christ (Anglican)". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  6. Smith, Elizabeth Hamilton (1991). Thomas Jackson: Bishop Designate of Lyttelton. Christchurch.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. "Our Bishop". Anglican Diocese of Christchurch, New Zealand. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  8. Carlie Gates, "New Anglican bishop 'completely behind' restoration of Christ Church Cathedral", Stuff News, 28 August 2018 (Retrieved 29 August 2018)
  9. "UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE" Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, 25 August 1866; Issue 5913
  10. The Clergy List for 1866 (London: George Cox, 1866) p. 469
  11. Project Canterbury
  12. Greenaway, Richard L. N. (June 2007). "St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery Tour : Upper Riccarton" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. pp. 12f. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  13. "The Late Archdeacon Mathias". Lyttleton Times. 14 July 1864. p. 3. Retrieved 21 June 2019 – via Papers Past, NZ.
  14. "The Clergy List" 1864 p268
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