Te Upoko O Te Ika
According to a 2001 census, there were approximately 14,000 Maori 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.
Ministry
There are several rohe, or ministry units, within Te Pīhopatanga o Te Upoko o Te Ika. These are:
- Taranaki-ki-te-Tonga
- Taranaki
- Wainui-a-rua
- Aotea-Kurahaupo
- Manawatu-Rangitikei
- Poneke
- Te Awakairangi
- Whitireia
Bishops
The first bishop, Te Pīhopa o Te Upoko o Te Ika, was Muru Walters, from his consecration on 7 March 1992 until his retirement in 2018 and the administrator manager is Teri-Rori Kirkwood. On 4 May 2019, it was announced that Wai Quayle, Archdeacon of Wairarapa (in Te Pīhopatanga), was to become the next Pīhopa; she took her See with her consecration as a bishop on 12 September at Masterton by Don Tamihere, Archbishop and Primate of New Zealand, Te Pīhopa o Aotearoa and Te Pīhopa o Te Tairāwhiti (with his fellow-Primates Philip Richardson and Fereimi Cama). Quayle was made deacon in 2013 and ordained priest in 2014, by Walters in Masteron.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Clarke-Morris, Julanne (14 September 2019). "Bishop Waitohiariki's day of firsts". Anglican Taonga. Retrieved 9 October 2023.