Te Pīhopa o Aotearoa

The Bishop of Aotearoa (Te Pīhopa o Aotearoa) is a bishop in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The post was created in 1928. The Bishop of Aotearoa is the most senior bishop of Tikanga Maori and the Ordinary of the Bishopric of Aotearoa which juristrition covers the whole of Aotearoa, New Zealand. The Bishop of Aotearoa, is also the Primate and Archbishop of Aotearoa New Zealand & Polynesia. The office of Bishop of Aotearoa is currently held by Archbishop Donald Tamihere, who was installed in April 2018 at Manutuke Marae.

Selection

The Bishop of Aotearoa is elected by members of Te Runanganui the synod of the Bishopric of Aotearoa. The last election was in Nelson September 2017.

Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa

The Bishop of (Te Pīhopa o) Aotearoa heads the Māori Anglican Church throughout New Zealand. The Bishopric of Aotearoa has within it 5 episcopal units (hui amorangi) each with their own unique identity and a Pīhopa (Bishop): Te Taitokerau (Pīhopa: Kito Pikaahu), Te Manawa o te Wheke (Ngarahu Katene), Te Tairāwhiti (Don Tamihere), Te Upoko o Te Ika (Muru Walters) and Te Waipounamu (Richard Wallace).

List of holders
  1. Frederick Bennett CMG (1928–1950) – first Māori 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 (1981–2004) – the first Primate and Archbishop of New Zealand from the Māori Church.
  5. Brown Turei ONZM (2005–2017) – the second Primate and Archbishop of New Zealand from the Māori Church. Turei announced his intention retire as Māori archbishop on 31 March 2017.[1]
  6. Donald Tamihere (2018-)

References
  1. Anglican News — Maori Archbishop to retire in March 2017 (Accessed 26 August 2016)
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