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Te Pīhopatanga o Te Upoko o Te Ika is an episcopal polity or diocese of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.Literally, the diocese is the Anglican 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).
The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia has allowed the ordination of women as deacons and priests since 1977 [32] [33] and as bishops since 1988. [34] Penny Jamieson, Bishop of Dunedin from 1990 to 2004, was the world’s first Anglican diocesan woman bishop. [35] Wai Quayle became the first indigenous woman bishop in 2019.
Te Pīhopatanga comes under the episcopal leadership of te Pīhopa o (the Bishop of) Te Tai Tokerau. Kito Pikaahu ONZM was ordained bishop on 24 February 2002 [1] at the age of 37 and remains one of the youngest bishops in the Anglican Communion. Ben Te Haara [2] was the first Pīhopa, from his 7 March 1992 consecration until 2001. [1]
The following individuals have served as an Assistant Bishop of Auckland, or any precursor title: Gething Caulton, Vicar of Northcote and then Epsom, former Bishop of Melanesia, Assistant Bishop, 1955–1964. [6] Monty Monteith, an Assistant Bishop from his consecration, 24 February 1965, [7] until his death, 12 June 2003. [8]
In 2019 Archbishop Don Tamihere (Te Pihopa o Aotearoa) appointed Bishop Ngarahu as the Vicar General of Te Pihopatanga o Aotearoa. In this role, when delegated, Katene acts as the Senior Bishop for the Maori Anglican Church. Since 2017, David Moxon (archbishop emeritus) has served as He Pīhopa Āwhina (an honorary assistant bishop). [1]
The Bishop of Aotearoa (Māori: 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 Māori and the Ordinary of the Bishopric of Aotearoa which jurisdiction covers the whole of Aotearoa, New Zealand.
The first Pīhopa o (Bishop of) Te Waipounamu was John Gray, who was consecrated bishop in 1996 and died in November 2015. Richard Wallace was nominated at the Electoral College of 23–25 September 2016 to be the second Pīhopa o (Bishop of) Te Waipounamu. [1] He was duly consecrated [2] on 21 January 2017 [3] and installed that month. [4]
George Augustus Selwyn was the first bishop of New Zealand. Primate of New Zealand is a title held by a bishop who leads the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Since 2006, the Senior Bishop of each tikanga (Māori, Pākehā, Pasefika) serves automatically as one of three co-equal Primates-and-Archbishops. Previously, one of ...