Te Pīhopatanga o Te Tairāwhiti

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Diocese of Te Tairāwhiti

Te Pīhopatanga o Te Tairāwhiti
Coat of arms of Te Hui Amorangi ki Te Tai Rāwhiti.png
Coat of arms
Location
TerritoryEast Coast, New Zealand
Ecclesiastical provinceThe Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
HeadquartersGisborne
Statistics
Parishes30
Information
DenominationAnglican
Established1834
LanguageMaori, English
Current leadership
Parent churchAnglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
BishopDonald Steven Tamihere
Website
tairawhiti.org.nz

Te Pihopatanga o Te Tairāwhiti (the bishopric of the east coast; aka Te Hui Amorangi..., lit. the synod...) is an Episcopal polity (or Diocese) of Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia in Tairāwhiti.[1][2]

The Pīhopatanga serves communities on the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island – from Potaka in the North, to Woodville in the South.[3] In general this covers the Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu and the Turanga-nui-a-kiwa iwi. According to the 2013 census, there are approximately 17,000 Māori Anglicans within this area.[4]

The current Pīhopa o (Bishop of) Te Tairāwhiti is Donald Tamihere.[5]

Ministry[]

Te Tairāwhiti is one of five Episcopal Units that comprise Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa.[2][6]

There are five rohe (ministry units) within Te Tairāwhiti:[7]

Area Priest (Minita-a-Rohe)
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
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
Nuhaka Maori Anglican Church Nuhaka 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 boarding schools, Te Aute College and Hukarere Girls' College.[8]

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.[6] Turei had planned to retire as bishop in March 2017 but he died on January 9, 2017.[9][10] At 92, Brown was the oldest Primate in the Anglican Communion.[11]

In March 2016 Donald Tamihere was elected to succeed Turei at an electoral synod held at the Toko Toru Tapu Church, Manutuke, following the announcement of Turei's retirement earlier in the year.[12] Tamihere was ordained and installed as the second bishop of (Pīhopa o) Te Tairāwhiti at a service held at Waiomatatini Marae, Ruatoria on March 11, 2017.[13][14] Tamihere also became Te Pīhopa o Aotearoa on 7 March 2018, following his nomination at Te Runanganui, September 2017 and the consent of Te Hīnota Whānui / General Synod; and automatically Pīhopa Matāmua / Primate and Archbishop.[15]

Maui Tangohau serves as Vicar General of Tairāwhiti.[5]

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[5]
Religious titles
Preceded by
William Brown Turei

1992 - 2017

Donald Steven Tamihere

Pīhopa o (Bishop of) Te Tairāwhiti
2017–present

Succeeded by
Incumbent

References[]

  1. ^ "Ko Wai Matau". Te Pihopatanga o Te Tairawhiti. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Our Structure". Te Pihopatanga o Te Tairawhiti. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Welcome". Hui Amorangi ki Te Tairawhiti. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  4. ^ Justine Murray (16 April 2017). "'Whakapono [religion] is part of our DNA'". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Te Pīhopatanga o Te Tairāwhiti". Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "A New Leader for the Maori Church". Scoop. 7 March 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Our Pariha". Hui Amorangi ki Te Tairawhiti. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  8. ^ "About Us". Hui Amorangi ki Te Tairawhiti. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Maori Archbishop to retire in March 2017". Anglican Communion News Service. August 23, 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Archbishop Brown Turei dies at 92". Anglican Communion News Service. January 10, 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Archbishop Brown Turei laid to rest overlooking New Zealand's Whangaparao Bay". Anglican Communion News Service. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  12. ^ Mark Peters (23 December 2016). "From 'Coastie kid' to bishop". Gisborne Herald. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Bishop Donald Tamihere installed as new bishop for Te Tairāwhiti". Te Karere. TVNZ. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Ordination of the new Bishop of Tairawhiti". Te Pihopatanga o Te Tairawhiti. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  15. ^ [1]

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