The

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of Auckland is one of the thirteen dioceses and hui amorangi of the

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. The Diocese covers the area stretching from North Cape down to the

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, across the

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and including the

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. The Diocese of New Zealand was established in 1841, and originally covered the entire country. In 1842, her jurisdiction was described as simply "

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". In 1854, it was limited to the

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po ...

region only. By act of the fourth General Synod (anticipating Selwyn's retirement), 15 October 1868 the diocese was renamed the Diocese of Auckland; Selwyn was called Bishop of New Zealand until his resignation of the See in 1869, whereas Cowie was called Bishop of Auckland from the announcement of his nomination. The current bishop is Ross Graham Bay, who was enthroned as the 11th Bishop of Auckland at the

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on Saturday, 17 April 2010. The

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is the College of St John the Evangelist.

List of bishops

Assistant bishops

Gething Caulton, Vicar of Northcote and then Epsom, former

Bishop of Melanesia The Archbishop of Melanesia is the spiritual head of the Church of the Province of Melanesia, which is a province of the Anglican Communion in the South Pacific region, covering the nations of Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. From 1861 until the inaugu ...

, was an assistant bishop, 1955–1964.Blain, Michael. ''Blain Biographical Directory of Anglican clergy in the South Pacific — ordained before 1932'' (2019) p. 268 (Accessed a
Project Canterbury
26 June 2019) Monty Monteith was assistant bishop from his consecration, 24 February 1965, until his death, 12 June 2003. Ted Buckle was assistant bishop for the Northern Region, 198130 June 1992;

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for the Southern Region, 24 February 1992ACANZP Lectionary, 2019
(pp. 145–146)September 1997; and Richard Randerson (vicar-general and Dean) an assistant bishop, 2002–2007.

Godfrey Wilson Godfrey Wilson (1908 – 19 May 1944) was a British anthropologist who studied social change in Africa. Wilson first joined Hertford College, Oxford, Hertford College with an open scholarship in 1927, and received a Lit. Hum. degree in 193 ...

became Assistant Bishop in 1980 and retired on 30 November 1991. Jim White became Assistant Bishop of Auckland with his consecration as a bishop on 29 October 2011.

Archdeaconries

In 1866, the New Zealand diocese had three archdeaconries: G. A. Kissling was

Archdeacon of Waitemata The Diocese of Auckland is one of the thirteen dioceses and hui amorangi of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The Diocese covers the area stretching from North Cape down to the Waikato River, across the Hauraki Plains ...

, Henry Govett of Taranaki, and H. Williams of Waimate. :Archdeacons of Waitmata *1853–1858:

Charles Abraham (Bishop of Wellington) Charles John Abraham (18144 February 1903) was the first Anglican Bishop of Wellington. He married Caroline Palmer who became a noted artist.

Blain, Michael. ''Blain Biographical Direectory of Anglican clergy in the South Pacific — ordained before 1932'' (2019) p. 4 (Accessed a
Project Canterbury
25 June 2019) *1859–1865: George Kissling

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anglican Diocese Of Auckland Religious organizations established in 1841

Anglican bishops of Auckland Anglican dioceses established in the 19th century Christianity in Auckland 1841 establishments in New Zealand

List of bishops

Assistant bishops

Archdeaconries

See also

References

External links