Diocese of Wellington

Arms of the Diocese of Wellington

The Diocese of Wellington is one of seven dioceses of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The Diocese covers the area between the bottom of the North Island of New Zealand up to the area of Mount Ruapehu.

There are 62 parishes and mission districts within the diocese of Wellington.

The Wellington Diocese is divided into seven Archdeaconries; Wanganui, Manawatu, Kapiti, Wairarapa, Belmont, Ohariu, and Wellington.

The diocese's first bishop was consecrated in 1858. The seat of the Bishop of Wellington is at St Paul's Cathedral in Wellington.

The incumbent Bishop of Wellington is the Rt Rev'd Dr Thomas Brown.

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