Diocese of Dunedin

Present Bishop

The Right Reverend Dr Anne van Gend BA, A.mus.A, GDT, GDth, Mth, PhD

Office:Peter Mann House, 1A Howden Street, Green Island, Dunedin 9018

Postal address: PO Box 13170 Green Island, Dunedin 9052

Tel: 03 488 0826

Email: bishops.pa@calledsouth.org.nz

Web Site: www.calledsouth.org.nz

Jurisd - Provinces of Otago and Southland, NZ and Adjacent Is; Area 65,427 sq Km; Census Pop: 341,043 (2023); Description of Arms; Gules between a cross saltire argent, four stars argent on the fess point a Bible.

Former Bishops

1871 – S T Nevill, 1919
1920 – I Richards, 1934
1934 – W A R Fitchett, 1952
1953 – A H Johnston, 1969
1969 – W W Robinson, 1975
1976 – P W Mann, 1990
1990 – P Jamieson, 2004

2005 - G H D Connor, 2009

2010 - K P Wright, 2017

2017 - S Benford, 2024

Vicar General

The Venerable Canon Dr Michael Wallace, B.A., B.Theol., M.Phil., PhD

Email:  vicar@allsaintsdn.org.nz

Deputy Vicar General

The Venerable Damon Plimmer  BCA, Dip Tchg, B.Theol, MA

Chancellor of the Diocese

The Worshipful Ms Lauren Pegg, BSW, LLB.

Cathedral of St Paul

The Very Reverend Dr Tony Curtis SCP (Dean)
PO Box 5205, Dunedin 9054

Email: dean@stpauls.net.nz

Diocesan Registrar

Mr Andrew Metcalfe

Email: registrar@calledsouth.org.nz

Diocesan Office

1A Howden Street, Green Island, Dunedin 9018;
PO Box 13170, Green Island, Dunedin 9052
Tel: 03 488 0820
Email: registrar@calledsouth.org.nz Website:http://calledsouth.org.nz

Archdeacons

The Venerable Canon Dr Michael Wallace, B.A., B.Theol., M.Phil., PhD (Dunedin City)

The Venerable Liz Cheyne MIPS (Hon), TT Cert, NZ Dip Specialist Subject (Secondary) (Invercargill City)

The Venerable Barb Walker QSO  Reg Nurse, Reg Midwife, MSc (Rural South)

The Venerable Sue McCafferty Reg. Nurse; B.Theol (Oamaru and Waitaki North Otago)

The Venerable Damon Plimmer BCA, Dip Tchg, B.Theol, MA. (Central Otago)

Archdeacons Emeritus

The Venerable B E Wilkinson, LTh

Clerical Canons

The Reverend Canon Michael Wallace B.A., B.Theol., M.Phil

The Reverend Canon Rose Scott BA, DipGrad, PGDipSw

The Reverend Canon Brian Kilkelly B.Theol, BA (Political and Religious Studies), PG Dip Theol, LLB

Canons Emeritus 

The Reverend Canon C J Rodgers, TTC, BTh

The Reverend Canon J C Brown, MA

The Reverend Canon Gary Griffith-Smith B.Theol (Hons)

Lay Canons

Mrs K Wilson

Mr A Thompson

Ms Jennie Lewis

Lay Canon Emeritus

Mrs B M Smith

Dr A E J Fitchett

Mrs E M Cunningham

Bishop’s Chaplains for the Ordained Ministry

The Venerable J Clark, BTh, NZRGON

The Reverend E Kyte, BA (Hons), BSC (Hons), Grad Cert Ed

The Reverend Brett Roberts B.A., (Otago) Dip. Grad., (Otago), Dip. Anglican Studies (SJTC)

The Venerable Damon Plimmer BCA, Dip Tchg, B.Theol, MA

Mrs Christine Barnsley

Ms Julanne Clarke-Morris

Diocesan Ministry Educator

The Venerable Damon Plimmer BCA, Dip Tchg, B.Theol, MA

P O Box 13170, Green Island, Dunedin 9052

Tel: 03 488 0829, Email: educator@calledsouth.org.nz

Diocesan Child Youth Families Educator 

The Reverend John Graveston B Theol, BSW

P O Box 13170, Green Island, Dunedin 9052

Tel: 03 488 0829, Email:youth@calledsouth.org.nz

Anglican Family Care Centres

Dunedin

266 Hanover Street, Dunedin 9016, Tel: 03 477 0801

Mrs Lynette Finnie - Director

Email: Enquiries@FamilyCare.org.nz

Te Whare Manaaki South Centre Anglican Community Trust

9 Jenkins Street, Invercargill 9812

PO Box 7100, South Invercargill, Invercargill 9844, Tel: 03 218 2777

Ms MaryAnn Kuiti - Manager

Email: southcentre@xtra.co.nz

Hospital Chaplains

Dunedin Hospital

The Reverend V Galletly, Tel: 021 0839 5599