Anglican Diocese of Dunedin

Diocese of Dunedin
Bishopric
Arms of the Diocese of Dunedin
Incumbent:
Vacant
StyleThe Most Reverend
Location
CountryNew Zealand
TerritorySouth Island
Ecclesiastical provinceAotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
HeadquartersDunedin
Coordinates45°54′10″S 170°25′43″E / 45.902907°S 170.428629°E / -45.902907; 170.428629
Statistics
Parishes30 (date unknown)
Information
First holderHenry Jenner
(disputed)
Formation1866
DenominationAnglican
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral
Current leadership
Parent churchAnglican Communion
Major Archbishop
Diocesan bishopVacant
Website
www.calledsouth.org.nz

The Diocese of Dunedin 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 same area as the provinces of Otago and Southland in the South Island of New Zealand; or approximately 65,990 square kilometres (25,480 sq mi), with a population 272,541 (in 2001). Anglicans are traditionally the third largest religious group in Otago and Southland after Presbyterians and Roman Catholics.

The Bishop of Dunedin's cathedra is at St. Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin.

  1. ^ Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. "About". Retrieved 8 September 2011.