Anglican Diocese of Nelson

This article is about the Anglican diocese in New Zealand. For the Catholic diocese in Canada, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson.

The Diocese of Nelson is one of the 13 dioceses and hui amorangi (Māori bishoprics) of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.^[1] The Diocese covers the northern part of the South Island of New Zealand, which is mostly the area north of a line drawn from Greymouth to Kaikōura.

Diocese of Nelson
Bishopric
Arms of the Diocese of Nelson
Incumbent: Steve Maina
Style	The Right Reverend
Location
Country	New Zealand
Territory	South Island
Ecclesiastical province	Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
Headquarters	Nelson
Coordinates	41°16′16″S 173°17′09″E
Statistics
Parishes	25 (date unknown)
Information
First holder	Edmund Hobhouse
Formation	1858
Denomination	Anglican
Rite	Evangelical
Cathedral	Christ Church Cathedral
Current leadership
Parent church	Anglican Communion
Major Archbishop	Primate of New Zealand Pīhopa Mātāmua
Diocesan bishop	Steve Maina
Website
www.nelsonanglican.org.nz

The Diocese was founded in 1858 and the seat of the Bishop is at Christ Church Cathedral in Nelson.

On 31 August 2019, Steve Maina was ordained and installed as Bishop of Nelson.

Nelson Diocese is a noted Evangelical diocese, drawing similarities with the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, in Australia.

List of bishops

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

Bishops of Nelson
Ordinal	Officeholder	Term start	Term end	Notes
1	Edmund Hobhouse	1858	1865
2	Andrew Suter	1866	1891
3	Charles Mules	1892	1912
4	William Sadlier	1912	1934
5	William Hilliard	1934	1940
6	Percival Stephenson	1940	1954
7	Frank Hulme-Moir	1954	1965
8	Peter Sutton	1965	1990
9	Derek Eaton	1990	2006
10	Richard Ellena	2007	2018
11	Steve Maina	31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)	incumbent

Archdeaconries

In 1866, the sole archdeaconry – of Waimea – was vacant.^[2]

Archdeacon of Waimea^[3]

• ?–1859 (res.): Ven Robert B. Paul
• 1859–1874: vacant
• 1874–1880 (res.): Ven Thorpe
• 1880–1891: Ven Charles O. Mules-(Later Bishop of Nelson)
• 1898-1908: Ven Aldred C. Wright
• 1909-1915: Ven William Baker
• 1915-1926: Ven John P. Kempthorne
• 1926-?: Ven John Dart
• 1940-1949: Ven Oliver J. Kimberly
• 1949: Ven Thomas E. Champion
• ?-? Ven T J. Smith
• 1956–1966: (res.): Harold Ault^[4]

Archdeacon of Wairau^[3]

• 1868–1886 (d.): Ven H. F. Butt
• ?: Ven Thomas Grace

Archdeacon of Māwhera^[3]

• 1886–?: Ven Thomas Billing Maclean
• 1903-1919: Ven George York V.D.
• 1920-1928: Ven Arthur Carr
• 1940-1955: Ven Thomas Smith
• 1955-1957: Ven Herbert Rowe
• 1957-1963: Ven Douglas Spencer
• 1961-1970: Ven Desmond Jameson
• 1977-1989: Ven Robert Hughes

Archdeacon of Marlborough^[3]

• 1868-1886: Ven Henry Butt-1st Archdeacon of Marlborough
• 1890: Ven Thomas Grace-2nd Archdeacon of Marlborough
• 1919-1929: Ven George York V.D.
• 1929-1940: Ven Oliver J. Kimberley
• 1940-1947: Ven Donald Haultain
• 1966-1971: Ven Peter Mann (Later Bishop of Dunedin)
• 1971-1989: Ven Frederick Ford
• 2006: Ven Richard Ellena (Later Bishop of Nelson)