Christ Church Cathedral, Nelson

Christ Church Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral church at 1 Trafalgar Square, Nelson, New Zealand. The cathedral serves as the seat for the Bishop of Nelson, currently Steve Maina, and is the mother church for the Diocese of Nelson of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.

This article is about the Anglican cathedral in Nelson, New Zealand. For the currently-deconsecrated Anglican cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand, see ChristChurch Cathedral. For other cathedrals, see Christ Church Cathedral (disambiguation).

Christ Church Cathedral
Nelson Anglican Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral from Trafalgar Street, Nelson
41°16′34″S 173°17′02″E
Address1 Trafalgar Square, Nelson
CountryNew Zealand
DenominationAnglican
Websitenelsoncathedral.nz
History
StatusCathedral
FoundedAugust 1925 (1925-08)
Dedicated
  • 3 December 1932
  • 28 May 1965
Consecrated14 April 1972
by Bishop Peter Sutton
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch
StyleModernist Gothic Revival
Years built1925 – 1965
Specifications
Capacity350 people
Length58 metres (190 ft)
Width27 metres (89 ft)
Height35 metres (115 ft)
Administration
ProvinceAnglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
DioceseNelson
ParishNelson Central
Clergy
Bishop(s)Steve Maina
DeanDr Graham O'Brien

With seating for 350 people, the cathedral was completed in the Modernist Gothic Revival style, and is 58 metres (190 ft) in length and 27 metres (89 ft) wide. The tower is 35 metres (115 ft) high.

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