Anglican Diocese of Nelson

For the Catholic diocese in Canada, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson.

Arms of the Diocese of Nelson

The Diocese of Nelson is one of the thirteen dioceses and hui amorangi of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.^[1] The Diocese covers the northern part of the South Island of New Zealand, which is mostly the area north of a line drawn from Greymouth to Kaikoura.

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

On 5 February 2007, while in a wheelchair, Richard Ellena was consecrated as the latest Bishop of Nelson.

Richard, who is 55, succeeds Derek Eaton. He was Bishop Derek Eaton’s Vicar General, or deputy, since 2002, and he has pledged to continue to "hold high the flag of evangelical orthodoxy" during his term as the Diocese of Nelson’s 10th Bishop.

Nelson diocese is a noted Evangelical diocese, drawing similarities with the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, in Australia.

References

↑ Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. "About". Retrieved 08/09/11. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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Anglican Bishops of Nelson

Edmund Hobhouse Andrew Suter Charles Mules William Sadlier William Hilliard Percival Stephenson Frank Hulme-Moir Peter Sutton Derek Eaton Richard Ellena

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

New Zealand	Auckland Christchurch Dunedin Nelson Waiapu Waikato and Taranaki Wellington

Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa	Manawa O Te Wheke Tairāwhiti Tai Tokerau Upoko O Te Ika Waipounamu

Tikanga Pasefika	Polynesia

Coordinates: 41°16′16″S 173°17′09″E / 41.2710°S 173.2857°E / -41.2710; 173.2857

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