Justin Duckworth

Justin Charles Hopkins Duckworth (born 1968) is a New Zealand Anglican bishop. Since 2012, he has been the Anglican Bishop of Wellington, and since 2024 he has been the senior bishop of Tikanga Pākehā in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia and thus one of three co-equal primates of the church.

Early life and education Justin Duckworth was raised in Stokes Valley, New Zealand. His parents, Claire and Les Duckworth, separated when he was ten years old. His mother was an art teacher. Duckworth joined a Christian youth group, Youth for Christ, as a teenager and was baptized at age 15. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree at Victoria University, then went on to earn advanced degrees in philosophy and theology. He also completed a master's degree in development studies at Massey University. Together, they ran a home for teenage girls in Newtown, a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. The community established communal homes in poor or disadvantaged parts of Wellington, where residents lived together in a cooperative model. The movement developed into a new religious communal order, a modern interpretation of the ancient monastic tradition within Christianity.

Ordained ministry Duckworth was ordained in 2005. His work was not centered on parish ministry, but on building a contemporary communal order and monastery. He did not serve as priest in a local church. and installed on 30 June 2012. The service was held in the Anglican Cathedral in Wellington, and was attended by more than 1200 people. He succeeded Tom Brown, who served as the diocesan bishop in Wellington from 1998 to 2012. In 2024, Duckworth was elected senior bishop of Tikanga Pākehā and took on the title of archbishop and primate. Duckworth is known for his dreadlocks, and for often traveling barefoot.