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).
Diocese of Te Upoko o Te Ika Māori: Te Pīhopatanga o Te Upoko o Te Ika | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| Incumbent: Wai Quayle | |
| Style | The Right Reverend |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Territory | North Island |
| Ecclesiastical province | Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
| Headquarters | Palmerston North |
| Coordinates | 40°48′S 175°05′E / 40.8°S 175.08°E |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total | (as of 2001) 14,000 |
| Information | |
| First holder | Muru Walters |
| Formation | 7 March 1992 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Cathedral | Te Papa-i-o-uru Marae |
| Language | Māori, English |
| Current leadership | |
| Parent church | Anglican Communion |
| Major Archbishop |
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| Pīhopa | Wai Quayle |
According to a 2001 census, there were approximately 14,000 Māori 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
editThere 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
editThe 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[2] and the administrator manager is Teri-Rori Kirkwood.[1] On 4 May 2019, it was announced that Wai Quayle, Archdeacon of Wairarapa (in Te Pīhopatanga), was to become the next Pīhopa;[3] 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).[4] Quayle was made deacon in 2013 and ordained priest in 2014, by Walters in Masteron.[4]
References
edit- ^ 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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