Diocese of Auckland
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The Diocese of Auckland is one of seven dioceses 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 and including the Coromandel Peninsula.
The diocese was established in 1841, and originally covered the entire country. In 1854 it was limited to the Auckland region only.
The current bishop is John Campbell Paterson, who was appointed in 1995, and who was Presiding Bishop of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia from 1998 to 2004. The current Assistant Bishop is Richard Randerson, appointed 2002, who is also Dean of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Auckland, and Vicar-General.
The theological college is the College of St John the Evangelist.
[edit] Bishops of Auckland
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
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| 1841 to 1869 | George Augustus Selwyn | (1809-1878) |
| 1869 to 1902 | William Garden Cowie | (1869-1903) |
| 1903 to 1910 | Moore Richard Neligan | (1863-1922) |
| 1911 to 1913 | Owen Thomas Lloyd Crossley | (1860-1926) |
| 1914 to 1940 | Alfred Walter Averill | (1865-1957) |
| 1940 to 1960 | William John Simkin | (1883-1967) |
| 1960 to 1978 | Eric Austin Gowing | (1913-1981) |
| 1979 to 1985 | Paul Reeves | (1923-2000) |
| 1985 to 1994 | Bruce Carlyle Gilberd | (1938-) |
| 1994 to present | John Campbell Paterson | (1945-) |
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