Anglican Diocese of Auckland

The Diocese of Auckland 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 stretching from North Cape down to the Waikato River, across the Hauraki Plains and including the Coromandel Peninsula.

Diocese of Auckland
Bishopric
Arms of the Diocese of Auckland
Flag
Incumbent: Ross Bay QSM OStJ
Style	The Most Reverend
Location
Country	New Zealand
Territory	North Island
Ecclesiastical province	Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
Headquarters	Auckland
Coordinates	36°51′30″S 174°47′03″E
Information
First holder	George Selwyn (as Bishop of New Zealand)
Formation	1841
Denomination	Anglican
Cathedral	Holy Trinity Cathedral
Current leadership
Parent church	Anglican Communion
Major Archbishop	Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa Don Tamihere
Bishop	Ross Bay QSM OStJ
Metropolitan Archbishop	Primate of New Zealand Justin Duckworth
Vicar General	Carole Hughes
Archdeacons	Carole Hughes Michael Berry Jonathan Gale
Website
www.auckanglican.org.nz

The current bishop is Ross Bay QSM OStJ, who was enthroned as the 11th Bishop of Auckland at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity on Saturday, 17 April 2010.^[2]

The theological college is the College of St John the Evangelist.

History

The Diocese of New Zealand was established in 1841, and originally covered the entire country. In 1842, its jurisdiction was described as simply "New Zealand".^[3] In 1854, it was limited to the Auckland region only. By act of the fourth General Synod (anticipating Selwyn's retirement), 15 October 1868 the diocese was renamed the Diocese of Auckland;^[4] Selwyn was called Bishop of New Zealand until his resignation of the See in 1869, whereas Cowie was called Bishop of Auckland from the announcement of his nomination.

List of bishops

The following individuals have served as the Bishop of Auckland, or any precursor title:

Ordinal	Officeholder	Term start	Term end	Notes
1	George Selwyn (Bishop of New Zealand)	1841	1869	Sole bishop in New Zealand until 1856; metropolitan/primate thereafter; translated to Lichfield (but retained See of New Zealand until May 1869)[5]
Bishops of Auckland
2	William Cowie	1869	1902	Also Primate from 1869; died in office.
3	Moore Neligan	1903	1910
4	Lloyd Crossley	1911	1913
5	Alfred Averill	1914	1940	Translated from Waiapu; also Archbishop of New Zealand from 1925.
6	John Simkin	1940	1960
7	Eric Gowing	1960	1978
8	Paul Reeves	1979	1985	Translated from Waiapu; also Archbishop of New Zealand from 1980; afterwards Governor-General of New Zealand.
9	Bruce Gilberd	1985	1994
10	John Paterson	1994	2010	Also Presiding Bishop of New Zealand from 1998.
11	Ross Bay	17 April 2010 (2010-04-17)	incumbent	[2]

Assistant bishops

The following individuals have served as an Assistant Bishop of Auckland, or any precursor title:

• Gething Caulton, Vicar of Northcote and then Epsom, former Bishop of Melanesia, Assistant Bishop, 1955–1964.^[6]
• Monty Monteith, an Assistant Bishop from his consecration, 24 February 1965,^[7] until his death, 12 June 2003.^[8]
• Ted Buckle, an Assistant Bishop for the Northern Region,^[9] 1981^[10] – 30 June 1992;^[11]
• Bruce Moore, an Assistant Bishop in 1980^[12] and retired on 30 November 1991^[11]
• Jim White, as Assistant Bishop^[13] with his consecration as a bishop on 29 October 2011^[2]

Archdeaconries

The Diocese of New Zealand have three archdeaconries: Carole Hughes is an Archdeacon of the Central Region, Michael Berry is an Archdeacon of the Southern Region and Jonathan Gale is an Archdeacon of the Northern Region.

See also

• Christianity portal

• King's College, Auckland

References

1. "About". Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
2. "ACANZP Lectionary" (PDF). Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. 2019. pp. 145–146.
3. The Colonial Church Atlas, Arranged in Dioceses: with Geographical and Statistical Tables (second ed.). London: SPG. May 1842. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
4. Proceedings of the Fourth General Synod of the Branch of the United Church of England and Ireland in New Zealand (p. 41, online at the Kinder Library)
5. "Itinerary and Acta of George Augustus Selwyn Bishop of New Zealand" (PDF).
6. Blain, Michael. Blain Biographical Directory of Anglican clergy in the South Pacific — ordained before 1932 (2019) p. 268 (Accessed at Project Canterbury, 26 June 2019)
7. The form and order of the consecration of the Very Reverend George Rae Monteith, Bachelor of Arts, to be Assistant Bishop of Auckland on the Feast of Saint Matthias, the twenty-fourth day of February in the year of our lord one thousand nine hundred and sixty-five at 10.30 in the forenoon. 1965.
8. "Proceedings of the General Synod: 56th General Synod, 2004".
9. Scholefield, Guy Hardy; Lambert, Max (1991). Who's who in New Zealand. ISBN 9780790001302.
10. "Accommodation | Vaughan Park Anglican Retreat Centre".
11. "Proceedings of the General Synod: 49th Special & 50th General Synod 1990-1992".
12. Whitaker, Joseph (1985). Whitaker's Almanack: 1986. ISBN 9780850211634.
13. Anglican Diocese of Auckland — Bishops, Episcopal Team & Diocesan Staff (Accessed 27 February 2017)

External links

• Official website