Diocese of Wellington | |
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Bishopric | |
Incumbent: Justin Duckworth | |
Style | The Right Reverend |
Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Territory | North Island |
Ecclesiastical province | Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
Headquarters | Wellington |
Coordinates | 41°16′34″S 174°46′36″E / 41.2761°S 174.7766°E |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 60 (unknown date) |
Information | |
First holder | Charles Abraham |
Formation | 1858 |
Denomination | Anglican |
Cathedral | Wellington Cathedral of St Paul |
Current leadership | |
Parent church | Anglican Communion |
Major Archbishop |
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Bishop | Justin Duckworth |
Assistant bishop | Anashuya Fletcher |
Website | |
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The Diocese of Wellington 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 bottom of the North Island of New Zealand up to the area of Mount Ruapehu.
The seat of the Bishop of Wellington is at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul. The current Bishop of Wellington, since 2012, has been Justin Duckworth, joined by newly elected Assistant Bishop Anashuya Fletcher (2024).
There are approximately 60 parishes and mission districts within the diocese of Wellington.