Anglican Diocese of Wellington

Diocese of Wellington
Bishopric
Arms of the Diocese of Wellington
Incumbent:
Justin Duckworth
StyleThe Right Reverend
Location
CountryNew Zealand
TerritoryNorth Island
Ecclesiastical provinceAotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
HeadquartersWellington
Coordinates41°16′34″S 174°46′36″E / 41.2761°S 174.7766°E / -41.2761; 174.7766
Statistics
Parishes60 (unknown date)
Information
First holderCharles Abraham
Formation1858
DenominationAnglican
CathedralWellington Cathedral of St Paul
Current leadership
Parent churchAnglican Communion
Major Archbishop
BishopJustin Duckworth
Assistant bishopAnashuya Fletcher
Website
www.wn.anglican.org.nz

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.

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