Our People – Anglican Life

Anglican Centre and Key Diocesan Personnel

The Anglican Centre building houses several people and groups critical to the running of a large Diocese like ours.

There is the Bishop and his key team, the Mission and Ministry team, the Diocesan Manager and associated staff, Payroll, Finance, and Church Property Trustee personnel. Not all of these people work out of the Anglican Office.

Click on the sections below to find the people in each area.

The Bishop and key Diocesan personnel
Ministry and Mission team
Theology House staff
Diocesan Office and Anglican Centre staff
Diocesan Finance and Payroll staff
Anglican Care personnel including Anglican Advocacy
Church Property Trustee team

The Bishop and key Diocesan personnel

The Bishop has a number of key people to support him in his work across the Diocese. This includes his Executive Assistant, the Vicar General and Deputy Vicar General, the Dean, an independent Monitor, the Diocesan Manager, and the Communication and Media Advisor. The Vicar General steps in to substitute for the Bishop when the Bishop is absent. The Dean is the head of the Diocesan Cathedral.

The Right Reverend Dr Peter Carrell

Bishop of Christchurch

03 348 6701

Veronica Cross

Executive Assistant to the Bishop

03 348 6701

The Ven. Mark Barlow

Vicar General

The Ven. Indrea Alexander

Deputy Vicar General

The Ven. Canon Mark Chamberlain

Archdeacon for Regeneration and Mission

03 348 6955 or 0274327474

arm@anglicanlife.org.nz

Rev’d Bosco Peters

Acting Dean of Christ Church Cathedral

Fr Chris Orczy

St Luke’s Inner-City Chaplain

Edwin Boyce

Diocesan and Anglican Centre Manager

03 348 6957

Clare Ayres
Diocesan Monitor and Bishop’s Reconciliation Advisor

021 217 1581

www.peoplematters.space

Yvette Koo Butcher
Communication and Media Advisor

027 403 0035

Ministry and Mission personnel

Ministry and Mission personnel support the bishop in the training and enabling of ministry and mission in the Diocese. The Education and Ordination personnel support and encourage those seeking to enter the priesthood, those who are about to be ordained, and ordained ministers in their first few years. The Ministry Development personnel encourage and enable young adult, youth and children’s workers in their individual parish roles.

The Rev’d Jenny Wilkens

Diocesan Director of Ordination

Sammy (Samantha) Mould

Diocesan Youth and Young Adult Ministry Team Leader

022 021 5401

Emma Tovey

Children’s Ministry Developer

027 780 6629

Paul Hegglun

Under 40s Ministry Consultant

03 348 6960 Mobile: 021 615 933

Cherie Dirkze

Safeguarding Officer

safeguard@anglicanlife.org.nz

Theology House Staff

Theology House is our Diocesan theology and ministry resourcing centre. It is currently co-located with the Anglican Centre and the Anglican Resource Library. Theology House staff are the Director, a librarian and an administrator.

Gareth Bezett (pronounced Biz-ette)

Director of Theology House

03 341 3399

Sarah Dunning

Theology House Librarian, Anglican Resource Centre

03 341 3399

Sarah Larritt

Theology House Administrator

03 341 3399

Diocesan Office and Anglican Centre Staff

The Diocesan Manager reports to the Bishop and oversees the administration of the Diocese. This includes Diocesan reporting, working with the various committees and groups to achieve the strategic goals of the Diocese (including Synod and Standing Committee), and complying with the regulations and cannons of the Anglican Church. The Diocesan Manager is also currently the Anglican Centre Manager. The Anglican Centre Manager is supported by an IT assistant, an administrator, a Safeguarding Officer and an archivist.

Edwin Boyce

Diocesan and Anglican Centre Manager

03 348 6957