Te Pīhopatanga o Te Waipounamu

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Te Pīhopatanga o Te Waipounamu (the bishopric of the South Island; also known as Te Hui Amorangi o Te Waipounamu, lit. the synod of the South Island) is an episcopal polity (or diocese) of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia based at premises at 290 Ferry Road in Christchurch. Te Pīhopatanga encompasses the South Island of New Zealand in its entirety and also Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. According to the 2001 census there are approximately 15,000 Māori Anglicans within this area. Te Waipounamu is one of five pīhopatanga (episcopal units) that comprise Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa, the Māori Anglican Church in Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Ministry[]

There are 7 Ministry Units in Te Waiponamu.

Archdeaconry of Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka

  • Picton
  • Nelson

Archdeaconry of Whakatu

  • Blenheim

Archdeaconry of Motueka

  • Motueka

Archdeaconry of Te Tai Poutini

  • Takaka
  • Hokitika

Archdeaconry of Otautahi

Archdeaconry of Otepoti

  • Dunedin

Archdeaconry of Murihiku

  • Mataura
  • Invercargill

Structure[]

Te Pīhopatanga is governed by the Hui Amorangi, a representative synod that meets annually. The Executive Committee meets four times a year, as well as the meeting of the Hui Amorangi Trust Board.

Te Pīhopatanga comes under the episcopal leadership of te Pīhopa o (the Bishop of) Te Waipounamu.

Bishop[]

The first Pīhopa o (Bishop of) Te Waipounmau 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]

References[]

  1. ^ Clarke-Morris, Julanne (8 October 2016). "Kāi Tahu bishop for the south". Anglican Taonga. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. ^ Stuff — New Maori bishop for the South Island (Accessed 22 February 2017)
  3. ^ ACANZP Lectionary, 2019 (p. 145)
  4. ^ Anglican Taonga — Bishop Richard, installed (Accessed 22 February 2017)


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