Anglican Diocese of Christchurch

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Coverage

The Diocese of Christchurch is one of the thirteen dioceses and hui amorangi of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia[1]. The Diocese covers the area between the Conway River and the Waitaki River in the South Island of New Zealand.[2]

History

The Diocese of Christchurch was established in 1856 by the subdivision of the Diocese of New Zealand.[3] Bishop Harper, who arrived in Lyttelton on the Egmont on 23 December 1856, was the first bishop.[4] The seat of the Bishop of Christchurch is at ChristChurch Cathedral in Christchurch.[5]

Bishops

The incumbent bishop of Christchurch is the Rt Rev'd Victoria Matthews, who was installed on 30 August 2008. She was previously Bishop of Edmonton, Alberta and Bishop-in-residence at Wycliffe College in Toronto, Ontario.[6]

The previous bishops were:[7]

References

  1. ^ Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. "About". http://www.anglican.org.nz/About. Retrieved 08/09/11. 
  2. ^ "Boundaries". Anglican Diocese of Christchurch, New Zealand. http://archives.anglicanlife.org.nz/Boundaries. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 
  3. ^ "History". Anglican Diocese of Christchurch, New Zealand. http://www.anglican.org.nz/About/History. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 
  4. ^ Brown, Colin. "Harper, Henry John Chitty 1804?–1893". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1h8. Retrieved 10 April 2011. 
  5. ^ "Cathedral Church of Christ (Anglican)". Register of Historic Places. New Zealand Historic Places Trust. http://www.historic.org.nz/TheRegister/RegisterSearch/RegisterResults.aspx?RID=46&m=advanced. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 
  6. ^ "Our Bishop". Anglican Diocese of Christchurch, New Zealand. http://www.chch.anglican.org.nz/Our-Bishop. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 
  7. ^ "Diocese of Christchurch". Anglican Diocese of Christchurch, New Zealand. http://www.anglican.org.nz/Directory/Diocese-of-Christchurch/Diocese-of-Christchurch. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 

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