| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Nelson | |
| Coat: | Angl-NZ-Nelson-Arms.svg |
| Coat Caption: | Arms of the Diocese of Nelson |
| Incumbent: | Steve Maina |
| Style: | The Right Reverend |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Territory: | South Island |
| Province: | Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
| Headquarters: | Nelson |
| Coordinates: | -41.271°N 173.2857°W |
| Parishes: | 25 (date unknown) |
| First Incumbent: | Edmund Hobhouse |
| Date: | 1858 |
| Denomination: | Anglican |
| Particular Church: | --> |
| Rite: | Evangelical |
| Cathedral: | Christ Church Cathedral |
| Parent Church: | Anglican Communion |
| Bishop: | Steve Maina |
| Bishop Title: | Diocesan bishop |
| Suffragan: | for one --> |
| Suffragans: |
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| Assistant Bishop: | for one --> |
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.
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.
The following individuals have served as the Bishop of Nelson, or any precursor title:
| Bishops of Nelson | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinal | Officeholder | Term start | Term end | Notes | |
| 1858 | 1865 | ||||
| 1866 | 1891 | ||||
| 1892 | 1912 | ||||
| 1912 | 1934 | ||||
| 1934 | 1940 | ||||
| 1940 | 1954 | ||||
| 1954 | 1965 | ||||
| 1965 | 1990 | ||||
| 1990 | 2006 | ||||
| 2007 | 2018 | ||||
| incumbent | |||||
In 1866, the sole archdeaconry – of Waimea – was vacant.[2]
Archdeacon of Waimea[3]
Archdeacon of Wairau
Archdeacon of Māwhera