The Diocesan Council welcomes you to the website of the Diocese of Auckland. The Diocese covers the area stretching from North Cape down to the Waikato River, across the Hauraki Plains and including the Coromandel Peninsula.

Within this area you will find over 90 Anglican parishes, mission districts and Local Shared Ministry Units. In addition there are many associated agencies such as City Mission, Anglican Trust for Women and Children and Selwyn Foundation. Anglican clergy serve as chaplains in schools, hospitals, prisons, universities and military establishments.

None of these ministry units and other organisations would be able to operate without the thousands of hours given so freely by volunteers.

We hope the website provides you with the information you need.

Episcopal Election 6-8 November 2009

The candidates for the Electoral College to be held on 6 November 2009 are as follows:

The Very Reverend Ross Bay, Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland
The Reverend Mark Beale, Vicar of the Parish of Clendon, Manukau City
The Reverend John Fairbrother, Director of the Vaughan Park Retreat and Conference Centre, North Shore City
The Reverend Jo Kelly-Moore, Vicar of St Aidan, Remuera, Auckland
The Very Reverend Colin Slee, Dean of Southwark Cathedral, London

The closing date for proposing candidates has now passed and the Electoral College Committee is presently finalising the documentation required for the college. This will be sent out to all members on 1 October. The Diocesan Profile remains available online for those with an interest in such things (link for download below). The Electoral College commences at 10 am on Friday 6 November 2009 at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell.

Diocesan Profile.pdf (3.1MB)

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