Anglican Diocese of Auckland

Coordinates: 36°51′30″S 174°47′03″E / 36.858356°S 174.784034°E / -36.858356; 174.784034
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Diocese of Auckland
Bishopric
Arms of the Diocese of Auckland
Flags of the Diocese of Auckland and the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland
Flag
Incumbent:
Ross Bay QSM OStJ
StyleThe Most Reverend
Location
CountryNew Zealand
TerritoryNorth Island
Ecclesiastical provinceAotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
HeadquartersAuckland
Coordinates36°51′30″S 174°47′03″E / 36.858356°S 174.784034°E / -36.858356; 174.784034
Information
First holderGeorge Selwyn
(as Bishop of New Zealand)
Formation1841
DenominationAnglican
CathedralHoly Trinity Cathedral
Current leadership
Parent churchAnglican Communion
Major Archbishop
BishopRoss Bay QSM OStJ
Metropolitan Archbishop
Vicar GeneralCarole Hughes
Archdeacons
  • Carole Hughes
  • Michael Berry
  • Jonathan Gale
Website
www.auckanglican.org.nz

The Diocese of Auckland 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 stretching from North Cape down to the Waikato River, across the Hauraki Plains and including the Coromandel Peninsula.

The current bishop is Ross Bay QSM OStJ, who was enthroned as the 11th Bishop of Auckland at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity on Saturday, 17 April 2010.[2]

The theological college is the College of St John the Evangelist.

History[edit]

The Diocese of New Zealand was established in 1841, and originally covered the entire country. In 1842, its jurisdiction was described as simply "New Zealand".[3] In 1854, it was limited to the Auckland region only. By act of the fourth General Synod (anticipating Selwyn's retirement), 15 October 1868 the diocese was renamed the Diocese of Auckland;[4] 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.

List of bishops[edit]

The following individuals have served as the Bishop of Auckland, or any precursor title:

Ordinal Officeholder Term start Term end Notes
1 George Selwyn
(Bishop of New Zealand)
1841 1869 Sole bishop in New Zealand until 1856; metropolitan/primate thereafter; translated to Lichfield (but retained See of New Zealand until May 1869)[5]
Bishops of Auckland
2 William Cowie 1869 1902 Also Primate from 1869; died in office.
3 Moore Neligan 1903 1910
4 Lloyd Crossley 1911 1913
5 Alfred Averill 1914 1940 Translated from Waiapu; also Archbishop of New Zealand from 1925.
6 John Simkin 1940 1960
7 Eric Gowing 1960 1978
8 Paul Reeves 1979 1985 Translated from Waiapu; also Archbishop of New Zealand from 1980; afterwards Governor-General of New Zealand.
9 Bruce Gilberd 1985 1994
10 John Paterson 1994 2010 Also Presiding Bishop of New Zealand from 1998.
11 Ross Bay 17 April 2010 (2010-04-17) incumbent [2]

Assistant bishops[edit]

The following individuals have served as an Assistant Bishop of Auckland, or any precursor title:

Archdeaconries[edit]

The Diocese of New Zealand have three archdeaconries: Carole Hughes is an Archdeacon of the Central Region, Michael Berry is an Archdeacon of the Southern Region and Jonathan Gale is an Archdeacon of the Northern Region.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About". Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "ACANZP Lectionary" (PDF). Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. 2019. pp. 145–146.
  3. ^ The Colonial Church Atlas, Arranged in Dioceses: with Geographical and Statistical Tables (second ed.). London: SPG. May 1842. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. ^ Proceedings of the Fourth General Synod of the Branch of the United Church of England and Ireland in New Zealand (p. 41, online at the Kinder Library)
  5. ^ "Itinerary and Acta of George Augustus Selwyn Bishop of New Zealand" (PDF).
  6. ^ Blain, Michael. Blain Biographical Directory of Anglican clergy in the South Pacific — ordained before 1932 (2019) p. 268 (Accessed at Project Canterbury, 26 June 2019)
  7. ^ The form and order of the consecration of the Very Reverend George Rae Monteith, Bachelor of Arts, to be Assistant Bishop of Auckland on the Feast of Saint Matthias, the twenty-fourth day of February in the year of our lord one thousand nine hundred and sixty-five at 10.30 in the forenoon. 1965.
  8. ^ "Proceedings of the General Synod: 56th General Synod, 2004".
  9. ^ Scholefield, Guy Hardy; Lambert, Max (1991). Who's who in New Zealand. ISBN 9780790001302.
  10. ^ "Accommodation | Vaughan Park Anglican Retreat Centre".
  11. ^ a b "Proceedings of the General Synod: 49th Special & 50th General Synod 1990-1992".
  12. ^ Whitaker, Joseph (1985). Whitaker's Almanack: 1986. ISBN 9780850211634.
  13. ^ Anglican Diocese of Auckland — Bishops, Episcopal Team & Diocesan Staff (Accessed 27 February 2017)

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