Diocese of Waikato and Taranaki

Diocese of Waikato and Taranaki
Bishopric
Arms of the Diocese of Waikato and Taranaki
Incumbent:
Philip Richardson
StyleThe Most Reverend
Location
CountryNew Zealand
TerritoryNorth Island
Ecclesiastical provinceAotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
HeadquartersTaranaki
Coordinates37°47′31″S 175°17′11″E / 37.791901°S 175.286484°E / -37.791901; 175.286484
Statistics
Parishes8 (as of 2023)
Schools5 (as of 2023)
Information
First holderCecil Arthur Cherrington
(as Bishop of Waikato)
Formation1926
DenominationAnglican
Cathedral
Current leadership
Parent churchAnglican Communion
Major Archbishop
BishopPhilip Richardson
Website
www.wtanglican.nz

The Diocese of Waikato and Taranaki 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 from the Waikato to the area surrounding Mount Taranaki in the North Island of New Zealand.

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