Anglican Diocese of Wellington

The Diocese of Wellington 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 bottom of the North Island of New Zealand up to the area of Mount Ruapehu.

Diocese of Wellington
Bishopric
Arms of the Diocese of Wellington
Incumbent:
Justin Duckworth
StyleThe Most Reverend
Location
CountryNew Zealand
TerritoryNorth Island
Ecclesiastical provinceAotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
HeadquartersWellington
Coordinates41°16′34″S 174°46′36″E
Statistics
Parishes60 (unknown date)
Information
First holderCharles Abraham
Formation1858
DenominationAnglican
CathedralWellington Cathedral of St Paul
Current leadership
Parent churchAnglican Communion
Major Archbishop
BishopJustin Duckworth
Website
www.wn.anglican.org.nz

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.

There are approximately 60 parishes and mission districts within the diocese of Wellington.

History

The diocese's first bishop, Charles Abraham, was consecrated in 1858. An attempt was made in the 21st General Synod (1919) to make the Bishop of Wellington ex officio Primate and Metropolitan;[2] this failed in the 22nd Synod (1922).[3]

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 (formerly the New Zealand Historic Places Trust). 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:

Ordinal Officeholder Term start Term end Notes
1Charles Abraham4 September 1858 (1858-09-04)1 June 1870 (1870-06-01)Previously 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 (Church of St Mary)
9Brian Davis19861997Translated from Waikato; also Archbishop of New Zealand
10Tom Brown19982012Previously Archdeacon of Belmont and vicar of Lower Hutt (Church of St James)
11Justin Duckworth30 June 2012 (2012-06-30)incumbent

Assistant Bishops of Wellington

  • E. J. Rich
  • 1991–1998 Tom Brown
  • 23 February 1991  1999: Brian Carrell, Bishop in Palmerston North[4]
  • 1997–?: Hāpai Winiata[5]
  • 2 June 2017  2022Eleanor Sanderson[4]<Bishop of Hull>

Archdeaconries

The Wellington Diocese today is divided into seven archdeaconries: Wanganui, Manawatu, Kapiti, Wairarapa, Belmont, Ohariu, and Wellington. In 1866, there was one archdeaconry: O. Hadfield was Archdeacon of Kapiti.[6] In 1887, Arthur Stock had been Archdeacon of Kapiti since 1870.[7] In 1909, Charles Coleridge Harper (a grandson of bishop Henry Harper) was Archdeacon of Wanganui.

References

  1. Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. "About". Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  2. Proceedings of the Twenty-First General Synod of the Church of the Province of New Zealand (p. 26)
  3. Proceedings of the Twenty-Second General Synod of the Church of the Province of New Zealand (p. 20, online at the Kinder Library)
  4. ACANZP Lectionary, 2019 (p. 145)
  5. Morrison, Hugh; Paterson, Lachy; Knowles, Brett; Rae, Murray (June 2012). Mana Maori and Christianity. ISBN 9781775500681.
  6. The Clergy List for 1866 (London: George Cox, 1866) p. 469
  7. Jacobs, Henry. "Diocese of Wellington" (Part IV, Chapter VI) in Colonial Church Histories: New Zealand (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1887) (Accessed at Project Canterbury, 25 June 2019)
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