Diocese of Christchurch | |
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| Bishopric | |
 Arms of the Diocese of Christchurch | |
| Incumbent: Peter Carrell | |
| Style | The Most Reverend |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Territory | South Island |
| Ecclesiastical province | Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
| Headquarters | Christchurch |
| Coordinates | 43°31′55″S 172°38′18″E / 43.531897°S 172.638426°E |
| Information | |
| First holder | Henry Harper |
| Formation | 1856 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Cathedral | Cardboard Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Parent church | Anglican Communion |
| Major Archbishop |
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| Bishop of Christchurch | Peter Carrell |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Diocese of Christchurch is one of the thirteen dioceses and hui amorangi (Māori bishoprics) 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]
- ^ Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. "About". Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ "Boundaries". Anglican Diocese of Christchurch, New Zealand. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.