Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa

Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa is home to Māori Anglicans across Aotearoa (New Zealand), and one of the three Tikanga (cultural streams) of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The first Māori Bishop was appointed in 1928, and the Pīhopatanga itself was established by General Synod as an autonomous body in 1978. According to the 2001 census there are approximately 75,000 Māori Anglicans in Aotearoa which makes it the largest Māori denomination. The Church is headed by the Most Reverend William Brown Turei, the 5th person to hold the office of Te Pīhopa o Aotearoa.

Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa is made up of five hui amorangi or regional bishoprics:

Manawa O Te Wheke (central North Island)
Tairāwhiti (East Coast Region)
Tai Tokerau (Northern Region)
Upoko O Te Ika (Wellington/Taranaki)
Waipounamu (South Island)

Religious titles
Preceded by Te Whakahuihui Vercoe 1981 - 2005	*The Most Reverend William Brown Turei* Te Pihopa o Aotearoa. 2005 - Present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Dioceses in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia

New Zealand	Auckland Christchurch Dunedin Nelson Waiapu Waikato and Taranaki Wellington

Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa	Manawa O Te Wheke Tairāwhiti Tai Tokerau Upoko O Te Ika Waipounamu

Tikanga Pasefika	Polynesia

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