Diocese of Nelson

Arms of the Diocese of Nelson

The Diocese of Nelson is one of seven dioceses of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The Diocese covers the top part of the South Island of New Zealand, which is mostly the area north of a line drawn from Greymouth to Kaikoura.

The seat of the Bishop of Nelson is at Nelson Cathedral. The diocese was founded in 1858.

The incumbent Bishop of Nelson is the Rt Rev'd Derek Eaton.

Nelson diocese is known as New Zealand's only Evangelical diocese.^{[citation needed]}

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Dioceses in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
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