Bishopdale is a residential suburb located in the north of Christchurch, New Zealand.

The suburb takes its name from the three Bishop brothers, James (1826–1910), Robert (1827–1909) and William (1829–1903), who bought land in the area in 1858 or 1859 and established pipfruit orchards.

[4] Much of the residental housing dates from the 1960s and decades following, and use either brick or wood, single-storey designs.

[10] Bishopdale Mall was designed in the 1960s as a planned centre by the Ministry of Works, built around a central, pedestrianised and open air shopping area.

[12] The mall provided supermarket, doctor, post office, and general retail services to the growing suburb.

[20] Bishopdale has a library and many churches, including Presbyterian, Jehovah's Witnesses and Catholic.

Another place of worship in the suburb is a mosque located on Isleworth Road.