Bishop of Aotearoa

The Bishop of Aotearoa is a bishop in the Anglican Church of New Zealand, belonging to Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The post was created in 1928.

List of holders

  1. Frederick Bennett CMG (1928–1950) — first Māori people Bishop in the Anglican Communion
  2. Wiremu Panapa CBE (1951–1968)
  3. Manuhuia Bennett ONZ CMG (1968–1981) — son of Frederick Bennett.
  4. Whakahuihui Vercoe PCNZM MBE (1981–2006) — the first Primate and Archbishop of New Zealand from the Maori Church.
  5. Brown Turei (2006–present) — the second Primate and Archbishop of New Zealand from the Maori Church. It has been announced that Turei is to retire as Moari archbishop on 31 March 2017.[1]

References

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