The Diocese of Nelson is one of the 13 dioceses and hui amorangi of the

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. The

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covers the northern part of the

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of New Zealand, which is mostly the area north of a line drawn from

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to Kaikoura. The diocese was founded in 1858 and the seat of the Bishop is at Christ Church Cathedral in

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. On 31 August 2019 Stephen Maina Mwangi was ordained and installed as Bishop of Nelson Diocese. Nelson diocese is a noted

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diocese, drawing similarities with the

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, in

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List of bishops

Archdeaconries

In 1866, the sole archdeaconry — of Waimea — was vacant.''The Clergy List for 1866'' (London: George Cox, 1866
p. 469
/ref> :Archdeacon of Waimea Jacobs, Henry. "Diocese of Nelson" (Part IV, Chapter IV) in ''Colonial Church Histories: New Zealand'' (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1887) (Accessed a
Project Canterbury
25 June 2019) *?–1859 (res.): R. B. Paul *1859–1874: ''vacant'' *1874–1880 (res.): Thorpe *1880–?: C. O. Mules *1956–1966 (res.):

Harold Ault Harold Frank Ault ( ; 28 October 190219 September 1983)Blain, Michael. ''Blain Biographical Direectory of Anglican clergy in the South Pacific — ordained before 1932'' (2019) p. 4 (Accessed aProject Canterbury 25 June 2019) was an Anglican prie ...

Blain, Michael. ''Blain Biographical Direectory of Anglican clergy in the South Pacific — ordained before 1932'' (2019) p. 50 (Accessed a
Project Canterbury
25 June 2019) :Archdeacon of Wairau *1868–1886 (d.): H. F. Butt :Archdeacon of Māwhera *1886–?: Thomas Billing Maclean

References

External links

Diocese of Nelson

Nelson Cathedral
Religious organizations established in 1858

Nelson, New Zealand 1858 establishments in New Zealand Archdeacons of Marlborough Archdeacons of Waimea Archdeacons of Māwhera Archdeacons of Nelson {{NewZealand-stub