The Diocese of Christchurch is one of the thirteen dioceses and hui amorangi (Māori bishoprics) of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The Diocese covers the area between the Conway River and the Waitaki River in the South Island of New Zealand.
History The Diocese of Christchurch was established in 1856 by the subdivision of the Diocese of New Zealand. Henry Harper, who arrived in Lyttelton on the Egmont on 23 December 1856, was the first bishop. The seat of the Bishop of Christchurch was at ChristChurch Cathedral until its demolition following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The current seat is in the Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch.
Before the Christchurch Diocese was founded, it was intended that Thomas Jackson would be installed as a bishop for the South Island, with would his See located at Lyttelton.
List of bishops Bishops of Christchurch From Until Incumbent Notes 1856 1890 Henry Harper Also Primate of New Zealand since 1869; retired. 1890 1925 Churchill Julius Previously Archdeacon of Ballarat; also Archbishop of New Zealand from 1922; retired. 1926 1951 Campbell West-Watson Translated from Barrow-in-Furness; also Archbishop of New Zealand from 1940; retired. 1951 1966 Alwyn Warren Previously Dean of Christchurch; retired. 1966 1983 Allan Pyatt Previously Dean of Christchurch; retired. 1984 1990 Maurice Goodall Previously Dean of Christchurch; retired. 1990 2008 David Coles Previously Dean of Christchurch; retired. 2008 2018 Victoria Matthews Translated from Edmonton 2019 present Peter Carrell Previously Director of Theology House; Diocesan Ministry Educator, Diocese of Christchurch. Consecrated and installed, 9th Bishop of Christchurch, 9 February 2019.Carlie Gates, "New Anglican bishop 'completely behind' restoration of Christ Church Cathedral", Stuff News, 28 August 2018 (Retrieved 29 August 2018)
Archdeacons The Archdeaconry of Christchurch dates to 1866"UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE" Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, 25 August 1866; Issue 5913 when Henry Jacobs became the first (apparently sole)The Clergy List for 1866 (London: George Cox, 1866) p. 469 Archdeacon of the dioceseProject Canterbury Jacobs resigned in May 1889 and was succeeded by Croasdaile Bowen, a brother of Charles Bowen. Bowen did not serve for long, as he had a stroke in November 1889 and died in January 1890.
Archdeacons of Christchurch 1890–1901: Ven George Cholmondeley 1902–1909: Ven Alfred Averill 1960–1968: Ven Hubert Coc.ks
Archdeacons of Akaroa 1909–1910: Ven Alfred Averill-(Later became Bishop of Waiapu) 1959–1969: Ven Walter Davies-including the Archdeaconary of Ashburton 1971–1974: Ven Keith Bathurst-including Archdeaconry of Ashburton 1975–1985: Ven John Brathwaite-including Archdeaconry of Ashburton
Archdeacons of Rangiora 1876: Ven Benjamin Dudley
Archdeacons of Rangiora & Westland 1959–1960: Ven Hubert Coc.ks
Archdeacons of Timaru 1945–1953 (res.): Walter Averill, Vicar of St Mary's, Timaru
1975–1977: Ven John Branthwaite
Archdeacons of Mid-Canterbury 1990–1991: Ven John Branthwaite
Archdeacons of Sumner 1969–1973: Ven Walter Davies 1974–1976: Ven Keith Bathurst 1976–1979: Ven Richard Carson
Archdeacons of Ashburton 1985–1989: Ven John Branthwaite
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