Diocese of Nelson | |
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| Bishopric | |
 Arms of the Diocese of Nelson | |
| Incumbent: Steve Maina | |
| Style | The Right Reverend |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Territory | South Island |
| Ecclesiastical province | Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
| Headquarters | Nelson |
| Coordinates | 41°16′16″S 173°17′09″E / 41.2710°S 173.2857°E |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 25 (date unknown) |
| Information | |
| First holder | Edmund Hobhouse |
| Formation | 1858 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Rite | Evangelical |
| Cathedral | Christ Church Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Parent church | Anglican Communion |
| Major Archbishop |
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| Diocesan bishop | Steve Maina |
| Website | |
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The Diocese of Nelson is one of the 13 dioceses and hui amorangi (Māori bishoprics) 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 Kaikōura.
The Diocese was founded in 1858 and the seat of the Bishop is at Christ Church Cathedral in Nelson.
On 31 August 2019, Steve Maina was ordained and installed as Bishop of Nelson.
Nelson Diocese is a noted Evangelical diocese, drawing similarities with the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, in Australia.