Anglican Diocese of Auckland

Diocese of Auckland
Bishopric
Arms of the Diocese of Auckland
Flags of the Diocese of Auckland and the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland
Flag
Incumbent:
Ross Bay QSM OStJ
StyleThe Most Reverend
Location
CountryNew Zealand
TerritoryNorth Island
Ecclesiastical provinceAotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
HeadquartersAuckland
Coordinates36°51′30″S 174°47′03″E / 36.858356°S 174.784034°E / -36.858356; 174.784034
Information
First holderGeorge Selwyn
(as Bishop of New Zealand)
Formation1841
DenominationAnglican
CathedralHoly Trinity Cathedral
Current leadership
Parent churchAnglican Communion
Major Archbishop
BishopRoss Bay QSM OStJ
Metropolitan Archbishop
Vicar GeneralCarole Hughes
Archdeacons
  • Carole Hughes
  • Michael Berry
  • Jonathan Gale
Website
www.auckanglican.org.nz

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.

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.

  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.

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