Te Pīhopatanga o Te Tairāwhiti
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Te Pihopatanga o Te Tairāwhiti is an
The Pīhopatanga serves communities from Potaka in the north, to Woodville in the south.[4] In general this covers the Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu and the Turanga-nui-a-kiwa iwi. According to the 2013 census[update], there are approximately 17,000 Māori Anglicans within this area.[1] Te Tairāwhiti is one of five pīhopatanga, or episcopal units, that comprise Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa, the Māori Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand.[3][5]
The current Pīhopa o (Bishop of) Te Tairāwhiti is
Ministry
There are five rohe (ministry units) within Te Tairāwhiti:[7]
Area | Priest (Minita-a-Rohe) |
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Ngāti Porou | Rev Canon Morehu Te Maro |
Turanga-Whangara | |
Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa | |
Matau a Maui | Rev Canon Numia Tomoana |
Waipawa | Ven John Flavell |
Parishes
Te Tairāwhiti has around 30 parishes (pariha) spread across four rohe.[7]
Parish | Area | Rohe |
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Te Rau College | Gisborne | Turanga-Whangara |
St David's Church, Kaiti | Gisborne | Turanga-Whangara |
Nikora Tapu | Wainui Beach, Gisborne | Turanga-Whangara |
Toko Toru Tapu (Kaiti) | Gisborne | Turanga-Whangara |
Toko Toru Tapu (Manutuke) | Manutuke |
Turanga-Whangara |
Mihaia Anglican Church | Tolaga Bay | Turanga-Whangara |
Patoromu Church | Whangara | Turanga-Whangara |
St Peter's Church, Waiherere | Hexton, Gisborne | Turanga-Whangara |
Te Hunga Tapu Katoa | Muriwai | Turanga-Whangara |
St Mary's Church | Tokomaru Bay | Ngāti Porou |
St Abraham's Church | Waipiro Bay | Ngāti Porou |
St Barnabas Church | Hicks Bay |
Ngāti Porou |
St Stephen's Church | Te Araroa | Ngāti Porou |
Pokai Whare, Tikapa | Ruatoria | Ngāti Porou |
St Paul's Church | Ruatoria | Ngāti Porou |
St Michael's & All Angels Church | Ruatoria | Ngāti Porou |
Kariaka Marae | Ruatoria | Ngāti Porou |
St Andrew's Church | Ruatoria | Ngāti Porou |
St Mary's Church | Tikitiki | Ngāti Porou |
St John's Church | Tikitiki | Ngāti Porou |
Tawhiti A Maru Marae | Wairoa | Kahungunu Ki Te Wairoa |
St Paul's Anglican Church | Wairoa | Kahungunu Ki Te Wairoa |
Nūhaka Māori Anglican Church | Nūhaka | Kahungunu Ki Te Wairoa |
Putahi Marae | Frasertown | Kahungunu Ki Te Wairoa |
St John's Church | Omahu | Te Matau a Maui |
St Luke's Church | Paki Paki | Te Matau a Maui |
St Matthew's Church | Waipatu | Te Matau a Maui |
Kohupatiki Marae | Clive | Te Matau a Maui |
Te Pou Herenga Waka o Te Whakapono | Napier, New Zealand | Te Matau a Maui |
The Pīhopatanga is also home to two Māori Anglican
Leadership
Archbishop Brown Turei was elected as the first Pīhopa o Te Tairāwhiti (Bishop of Te Tairāwhiti) in 1992. Turei was also Te Pīhopa o Aotearoa (Head of the Māori Anglican Church) and Archbishop of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa-New Zealand and Polynesia.[5] Turei died on 9 January 2017, two months before his scheduled retirement.[9][10] He was aged 92 years and the oldest primate in the Anglican Communion.[11]
In March 2016
Maui Tangohau serves as Vicar General of Tairāwhiti.[6]
Canon Emeritus
- The Reverend Canon Huatahi Niania
- The Reverend Canon Keeni Priestley
- The Reverend Canon Brent Swann
- The Reverend Canon Tiopira Tuhiwai
- The Reverend Canon Jacqueline Moana Te Amo
- The Reverend Canon Morehu Te Maro[6]
References
- ^ a b Murray, Justine (16 April 2017). "'Whakapono [religion] is part of our DNA'". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Ko Wai Matau". Te Pihopatanga o Te Tairawhiti. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Our Structure". Te Pihopatanga o Te Tairawhiti. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Welcome". Hui Amorangi ki Te Tairawhiti. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ a b "A New Leader for the Maori Church". Scoop. 7 March 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "Te Pīhopatanga o Te Tairāwhiti". Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Our Pariha". Hui Amorangi ki Te Tairawhiti. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "About Us". Hui Amorangi ki Te Tairawhiti. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Maori Archbishop to retire in March 2017". Anglican Communion News Service. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Archbishop Brown Turei dies at 92". Anglican Communion News Service. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Archbishop Brown Turei laid to rest overlooking New Zealand's Whangaparao Bay". Anglican Communion News Service. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ Peters, Mark (23 December 2016). "From 'Coastie kid' to bishop". Gisborne Herald. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Bishop Donald Tamihere installed as new bishop for Te Tairāwhiti". Te Karere. TVNZ. 12 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Ordination of the new Bishop of Tairawhiti". Te Pihopatanga o Te Tairawhiti. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Anglican Taonga : New Zealand's Anglican News Leader".