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Anglican Diocese of Dunedin : Records

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Reference NumberARC-0142CreatorAnglican Diocese of DunedinDescriptionThis large collection contains the general administrative records of the Diocese of Dunedin and its predecessor. Much of the subject correspondence files originate from the Diocese Secretary and later Diocese Registrar. The collection also includes records of bishops, clergymen, diocesan synods, Standing Committee of Synod, various boards and committees and other institutions and organisations in which the Anglican Diocese had an interest and affiliation.
Only a small part of this collection is digitised and available through Digital Collections. Information about other items can be found on the Hākena catalogue, through the Library Catalogues link above.History / BiographyPrior to 1869, the Anglican Diocese of Dunedin (Otago and Southland) formed the southern part of the Diocese of Christchurch. At the General Synod of the church that met in Wellington in March 1859, a statute was passed making provision for the setting up of Rural Deanery boards. The Otago and Southland Rural Deanery Board of the Diocese of Christchurch first met in February 1860 to manage, under the presidency of Bishop Henry John Chitty Harper, the affairs of what was to become in 1869 the separate Diocese of Dunedin.
From 1869 to 1871 Bishop Harper continued to preside over the new Diocese, until Bishop Samuel Tarratt Nevill was installed. The prior nominee of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Henry Lascelles Jenner, was not accepted by the Diocese. This gave rise to the 'Jenner Controversy', which is recorded in the records of the collection.
See "Southern See" by J.H. Evans (1968) for a complete history of the diocese up to the 1960s.

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W.R. Frost billhead

Crown Printing Company billhead

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[Sarah Selwyn]

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SubjectsAnglican Church - Otago RegionAnglican Church - MissionsAnglican Church - Southland RegionAnglican Church - Clergy

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