The Diocese of Waiapu is one of the thirteen dioceses and hui amorangi of the

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. The

Diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associ ...

covers the area around the East Coast of the

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, including

Tauranga Tauranga () is a coastal city in the Bay of Plenty region and the fifth most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of , or roughly 3% of the national population. It was settled by Māori late in the 13th century, colonised by ...

, Taupo, Gisborne,

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and Napier. It is named for the

Waiapu River The Waiapu River is a river in the Gisborne District of the North Island of New Zealand, with a total length of approximately . Found in the north-east of the Waiapu Valley, it flows north-east from the joining of the Mata River and the Tapuaer ...

. The diocese was established in 1858. The seat of the Bishop is the

Waiapu Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, Napier The Waiapu Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, Napier, is the formal name of the Anglican Cathedral of the Diocese of Waiapu. It is more commonly called either Waiapu Cathedral or Napier Cathedral. The Waiapu cathedral is situated at the nor ...

. William Williams was appointed the first Bishop of Waiapu. His son, Leonard Williams, and grandson, Herbert Williams, also held the position. The most recently departed Bishop of Waiapu was David Rice, who was Bishop of Waiapu from 2008–2014, and who departed to become Bishop of San Joaquin in California. Andrew Hedge is the current bishop, having been installed on St Luke's Day, 18 October 2014.

Bishops

* 1859–1876: William Williams * 1877–1894:

Edward Stuart Edward Craig Stuart (1827 – 15 March 1911) was the second Anglican Bishop of Waiapu, whose episcopate spanned a 16-year period during the second half of the 19th century. He was born in Edinburgh, the son of Alexander Stuart and Mary McKnigh ...

* 1895–1909: Leonard Williams * 1910–1914:

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* 1914–1929: William Sedgwick ** from 1928 until the 1970s, the

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was a suffragan bishop of Waiapu * 1930–1937: Herbert Williams * 1938–1944:

George Gerard George Vincent Gerard, (24 November 1898 – 14 January 1984) was the seventh Anglican Bishop of Waiapu, serving from 1938 to 1944; and Assistant Bishop of Sheffield, 1947–1971. He served with distinction in both World Wars. Early life an ...

* 1945–1946: George Cruickshank * 1947–1971:

Norman Lesser Norman Alfred Lesser (16 March 1902 – 12 February 1985) was an Anglican bishop and Archbishop of New Zealand from 1961 to 1971. He was the Bishop of Waiapu from 1947 to 1971. Education and early ministry He was educated at the Liverpool C ...

(also

Archbishop 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 ...

from 1961) * 1971–1979:

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* 1979–1983:

Ralph Matthews The Rt Rev Ralph Vernon Matthews (3 April 1928 – 4 March 1983) was the 11th Anglican Bishop of Waiapu, New Zealand, whose brief Episcopate spanned a four-year period during the third quarter of the 20th century. He was educated at Napier Boy ...

* 1983–1990:

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** 1989–2005: George Connor, assistant bishop; Regional Bishop "Bishop in the Bay of Plenty" (translated to

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; Convening Bishop of the New Zealand dioceses, 1998–2006 and Co-Presiding Bishop / Pīhopa Aporei (Pākehā), 2004–2006) * 1991–2002: Murray Mills * 2002–2008: John Bluck * 2008–2014: David Rice * 2014–present: Andrew Hedge

Archdeaconries

In 1866, there were two archdeaconries: A. N. Brown was Archdeacon of Tauranga and Leonard Williams of Waiapu.''The Clergy List for 1866'' (London: George Cox, 1866
p. 468
/ref> :Archdeacon of Waiapu Jacobs, Henry. "Diocese of Waiapu" (Part IV, Chapter V) in ''Colonial Church Histories: New Zealand'' (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1887) (Accessed a
Project Canterbury
25 June 2019) *1862–?: Leonard Williams *David Ruddock :Archdeacon of Tauranga *?–1884 (d.): Alfred Brown * Samuel Williams

References

External links

Waiapu Anglicans
– official website of the Diocese of Waiapu
Diocese of Waiapu
on the official website of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia {{Coord, -39.4944, 176.9165, region:NZ-HKB_type:landmark, display=title Religious organizations established in 1858 Waiapu 1858 establishments in New Zealand