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Location:
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Anglican Centre, Allan Pyatt House, 153 Hereford Street, Christchurch
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Open:
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Each Wednesday 10.30am-12.30pm and 1.00pm-4.30pm
Holiday closure:
The last day the archives will be open in 2007 is Wednesday 19th December.
They will be closed for all of January, and will re-open on Wednesday 13th February 2008 (the previous Wednesday is Waitangi Day and therefore a Public Holiday).
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Research:
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Can be undertaken in person or by contacting the Archivist at
P O Box 4438 Christchurch
Fax: 03-379- 5954
Email: archives@chch.ang.org.nz
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Charges:
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There is no charge if research is undertaken in person, but donations are always welcome. Written research charges are $30.00 per hour, charged in 20 minute time periods.
Photocopies of Baptism, Marriage and Burial records are available at $10.00 each. Reductions are available for 3 or more records at any one time.
Photocopying is at the discretion of the archivist.
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Coverage
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The Diocese of Christchurch covers the area shown on the location map.
Details of specific Diocesan boundary changes are as follows:
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The area now known as the Diocese of Christchurch was originally part of the Diocese of New Zealand. With the arrival of the twenty Canterbury Association ships from 1850-1852, and their chaplains, the Diocesan records are held locally. The first Bishop of the Diocese arrived in December 1856.
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1856-1868
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The Diocese included the area now known as the Diocese of Dunedin.
These records of Otago and Southland parishes are held in the Hocken Library, Dunedin www.library.otago.ac.nz
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1868-1990
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The area bounded by the Waitaki River in the south, and the Hurinui River in the South, and the West Coast, including Kumara, Hokitika and Ross and South Westland.
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1990
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The Parishes of Cheviot, Amuri and Hanmer Springs were transferred from the Diocese of Nelson.
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2000
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The Parish of Kumara, which had been ministered to by Greymouth for many years was formally transferred to the Diocese of Nelson
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Bishops of the Diocese
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| 1856-1890 |
Henry John Chitty Harper |
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1890-1925
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Churchill Julius
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1926- 1951
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Campbell West West-Watson
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1951-1966
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Alwyn Keith Warren
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1966-1983
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William Alan Pyatt
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1984-1990
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Maurice John Goodall
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1990-2008
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David John Coles
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| 2008- |
Victoria Matthews |
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Parish Records
The archives hold records from the following Parishes or Former parishes. Where boundaries have changed, information may be found in an adjoining Parish. Previous Parishes are indicated in italics
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| Addington |
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| Akaroa |
see Akaroa- Banks Peninsula |
| Akaroa-Banks Peninsula |
Previously two separate districts. Various boundary changes - see also Mt Herbert and Governor's Bay |
| Amberley |
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| Amuri Co-operating |
Transferred from the Diocese of Nelson in 1990
Some records still held in Nelson |
| Ashburton |
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| Avonhead |
Divided from Upper Riccarton- Yaldhurst |
| Avonside |
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| Banks Peninsula |
see Akaroa-Banks Peninsula |
| Barrington Street |
combined with Hoon Hay see South West Christchurch |
| Belfast -Redwood |
previously known as Belfast with Marshland |
| Bishopdale |
Previously attached to Papanui |
| Burwood |
Previously known as New Brighton and originally part of Avonside |
| Cashmere |
Part of Sydenham until |
| Cathedral |
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| Chatham Islands |
attached to Kumara and Lyttelton at various times |
| Cheviot |
Transferred from the Diocese of Nelson in 1990.
Some Records are still held in Nelson |
| Christchurch- St Luke |
also known as St Luke the Evangelist, the first city parish to be divided from Christchurch- St Michael |
| Christchurch - St Michael |
also known as St Michael and All Angels
This parish was the original Parish of Christchurch |
| Cust |
see Oxford-Cust |
| Ellesmere |
previously two districts Ellesmere/Leeston and Southbridge |
| Fairlie |
see MacKenzie Co-operating |
| Glenmark |
see Glenmark- Waikari |
| Glenmark-Waikari |
previously two separate districts, Glenmark and Waikari |
| Governor's Bay |
see Lyttelton and West Lyttelton |
| Halswell |
see Halswell- Prebbleton, has been attached to other parishes for brief periods at various times |
| Halswell- Prebbleton |
previously two separate districts, Halswell and Prebbleton |
| Hanmer Springs |
transferred form the Diocese of Nelson in 1990
Some records are still held in Nelson |
| Heathcote- Mt Pleasant |
The Heathcote portion of this parish was previously part of a larger one which included Woolston and Opawa |
| Highfield |
previously part of St Mary's Timaru |
| Hinds Co-operating |
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| Hokitika |
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| Hoon Hay |
see South West Christchurch |
| Hornby |
includes Templeton and was previously part of Prebbleton |
| Kaiapoi |
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| Kumara |
transferred to the Diocese of Nelson in 2000.
Records are still held in Diocese of Christchurch |
| Linwood |
previously part of Avonside |
| Lincoln |
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| Little River |
previously a parish and also at various times part of Banks Peninsula and Governor's Bay. Now in Mt Herbert |
| Lyttelton |
previously Lyttelton and West Lyttelton. West Lyttelton divided between Lyttelton and Governor's Bay. The latter is now part of Mt Herbert |
| Malvern |
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| MacKenzie Co-operating |
previously Fairlie, originally part of an area which also included Geraldine and Te Ngawai |
| Mayfield- Mt Somers |
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| Methven |
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| Mt Herbert |
includes parts of Little River, Governor's Bay and West Lyttelton |
| New Brighton |
Burwood previously known as New Brighton, North New Brighton previously part of this parish |
| North New Brighton |
previously part of New Brighton |
| Opawa |
Heathcote, Woolston and Opawa were originally one parish |
| Otaio-Bluecliffs |
see St Andrews Co-operating |
| Oxford |
see Oxford-Cust |
| Oxford-Cust |
previously two separate districts, Oxford and Cust |
| Papanui |
previously included Bishopdale |
| Phillipstown |
Transferred to Te Pihopatanga o e Aotearoa ki Te Waipounamu, records retained |
| Prebbleton |
see Halswell Prebbleton |
| Rakaia |
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| Rangiora |
includes some Woodend records |
| Riccarton- St James |
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| Riccarton- St Peter |
see Upper Riccarton -Yaldhurst |
| Ross and South Westland |
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| St Albans |
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| St Andrews Co-operating |
previously Otaio-Bluecliffs |
| St Martins |
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| Shirley |
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| Southbridge |
see Ellesmere |
| South West Christchurch |
previously two parishes, Hoon Hay and Barrington Street |
| Spreydon |
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| Sumner- Redcliffs |
Sumner previously part of Heathcote Parish |
| Sydenham- Beckenham |
included Cashmere until |
| Temuka |
originally part of a larger area which included Te Ngawai, Geraldine and Fairlie |
| Te Ngawai |
originally part of a larger area which included Temuka, Geraldine and Fairlie |
| Timaru |
previously included Highfield and Marchweil |
| Tuahiwi |
has at various times been part of Kaiapoi, Woodend and Rangiora |
| Upper Riccarton- Yaldhurst |
also known as St Peter's Upper Riccarton |
| Waiho Co-operating |
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| Woodend |
some records are held with Rangiora |
| Woolston |
originally part of a larger area which included Heathcote and Opawa. |
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Parish Records which are not held in the Christchurch Anglican Diocesan Archives
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Bryndwyr
Burnside
Christchurch- St John
Fendalton
Geraldine
Hororata
Kensington- Otipua
Marchweil
Parklands Co-operating
Pukaki Co operating
Tinwald
Waimate
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