Te Pīhopatanga o Te Upoko o Te Ika
Diocese of Te Upoko o Te Ika Māori: Te Pīhopatanga o Te Upoko o Te Ika | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| Incumbent: Te Papa-i-o-uru Marae | |
| Language | Māori, English |
| Current leadership | |
| Parent church | Anglican Communion |
| Major Archbishop |
|
| Pīhopa | Wai Quayle |
Te Pīhopatanga o Te Upoko o Te Ika is an
bishopric of the head of the fish in the lower and western regions of the North Island of Aotearoa, New Zealand; also known as the synod (or in Māori
: Te Hui Amorangi).
According to a 2001 census, there were approximately 14,000
Anglicans
living in these regions.
Te Manawa o Te Wheke is one of five pīhopatanga, or episcopal units, that comprise Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa, the Māori Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand.[1]
Ministry
There are several rohe, or ministry units, within Te Pīhopatanga o Te Upoko o Te Ika.[1] These are:
- Taranaki-ki-te-Tonga
- Taranaki
- Wainui-a-rua
- Aotea-Kurahaupo
- Manawatu-Rangitikei
- Poneke
- Te Awakairangi
- Whitireia
Bishops
The first
Te Pīhopa o Te Tairāwhiti (with his fellow-Primates Philip Richardson and Fereimi Cama).[4] Quayle was made deacon in 2013 and ordained priest in 2014, by Walters in Masteron.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa o Te Upoko o Te Ika". anglican.org.nz. Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ ACANZP Lectionary, 2019 (p. 145)
- ^ Clarke-Morris, Julanne (4 May 2019). "First Māori woman elected bishop". Anglican Taonga. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ a b Clarke-Morris, Julanne (14 September 2019). "Bishop Waitohiariki's day of firsts". Anglican Taonga. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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