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Anglican Communion The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian communion after the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Founded in 1867 in London, the communion has more than 85 million members within the Church of England and other ...

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episcopal polity An episcopal polity is a hierarchical form of church governance ("ecclesiastical polity") in which the chief local authorities are called bishops. (The word "bishop" derives, via the British Latin and Vulgar Latin term ''*ebiscopus''/''*b ...

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 associa ...

of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Literally, the diocese is the Anglican

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of ''the heart of the octopus'' of the North Island of Aotearoa,

; also known as the synod (or in mi, Te Hui Amorangi). ''Te Manawa o Te Wheke'' extends from the

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south of

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through to

Taumarunui Taumarunui is a small town in the King Country of the central North Island of New Zealand. It is on an alluvial plain set within rugged terrain on the upper reaches of the Whanganui River, 65 km south of Te Kuiti and 55 km west of T ...

in the

King Country The King Country (Māori: ''Te Rohe Pōtae'' or ''Rohe Pōtae o Maniapoto'') is a region of the western North Island of New Zealand. It extends approximately from the Kawhia Harbour and the town of Otorohanga in the north to the upper reaches of ...

. ''Te Manawa o Te Wheke'' is one of five ''pīhopatanga'', or episcopal units, that comprise ''

Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa is home to Māori Anglicans across Aotearoa (New Zealand), and one of the three Tikanga (cultural streams) of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The first Māori Bishop was appointed in 1928, and ...

'', the

Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand. In 2015 the Pīhopatanga (bishopric) underwent a major restructure which resulted in the disestablishment of Archdeaconries and the merging of some Pariha (

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). It also led to the creation of the role of Te Manutaki, a senior cleric who, on behalf of the bishop, oversees and implements the mission and ministry of the Amorangi.

Ministry

There are 14 ''

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'' (regions) within Te Manawa o Te Wheke. The Rohe are grouped into 7 Rohe Mihana (Mission Districts), each led by a Missioner: *''Te Rohe Mihana o Waikato'':

Taupiri Taupiri is a small town of about 500 people on the eastern bank of the Waikato River in the Waikato District of New Zealand. It is overlooked by Taupiri mountain, the sacred burial ground for the Waikato tribes of the Māori people, located ...

, Ngati Haua, Kirikiriroa, Puaha o Waikato /

Tuakau Tuakau ( mi, Tūākau) is a town in the Waikato region at the foot of Bombay hills, formerly part of the Franklin district until 2010, when it became part of Waikato District in the North Island of New Zealand. The town serves to support local ...

, and

. *''Te Rohe Mihana o Waiariki'': Te Ngae,

Ohinemutu Ohinemutu or Ōhinemutu is a suburb in Rotorua, New Zealand. It includes a living Māori village and the original settlement of Rotorua. Demographics The statistical area of Kuirau, which corresponds to Ohinemutu, covers and had an estimated ...

, and Tauponui-a-Tia *''Te Rohe Mihana o Mataatua'':

Whakatāne Whakatāne ( , ) is the seat of the Bay of Plenty region in the North Island of New Zealand, east of Tauranga and north-east of Rotorua, at the mouth of the Whakatāne River. Whakatāne District is the encompassing territorial authority, ...

Kawerau Kawerau is a town in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated 100 km south-east of Tauranga and 58 km east of Rotorua. It is the seat of the Kawerau District Council, and the only town in Kawerau Distri ...

, Ruatoki, and

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*''Te Rohe Mihana o Tauranga Moana'':

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Maketu Maketu is a small town on the Bay of Plenty Coast in New Zealand. Maketu is located in the Western Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Maketu has an estuary from which the Kaituna River used to flow. It is also adjacent to Newdicks Beach located on t ...

, Pukehina, and

Te Puke Te Puke is a town located 18 kilometres southeast of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty of New Zealand. It is particularly well-known for the cultivation of Kiwifruit. Te Puke is close to Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, Papamoa, and Maketu, whi ...

* ''Te Rohe Mihana o Hauraki'': Parawai,

Paeroa Paeroa is a town in the Hauraki District of the Waikato Region in the North Island of New Zealand. Located at the base of the Coromandel Peninsula, it is close to the junction of the Waihou River and Ohinemuri River, and is approximately 20 k ...

, and Kennedy's Bay * ''Te Rohe Mihana o Te Kaha'': Ōpōtiki, Tōrere, Te Kaha, Raukokore, and Kauaetangohia Ministry also takes place in: * prison, school and hospital chaplaincies * relational ministries including Kahui Wāhine (women's ministry), Kahui Tane (men's ministry), and Kahui Rangatahi (youth ministry)

Structure

The Hui Amorangi is governed by a hinota, a representative synod that meets annually. The Amorangi Whaiti executive meets several times a year, to discuss matters pertaining to the Hui Amorangi. The Hui Amorangi comes under episcopal leadership of te Pīhopa o (the

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of) Te Manawa o Te Wheke, Ngarahu Katene. Katene was

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(consecrated) as a bishop at Te Papa-i-o-uru Marae, Rotorua on 14 October 2006. Katene is the first elected Pīhopa o Te Manawa o Te Wheke. In 2019 Archbishop Don Tamihere (Te Pihopa o Aotearoa) appointed Bishop Ngarahu as the Vicar General of Te Pihopatanga o Aotearoa. In this role, when delegated, Katene acts as the Senior Bishop for the Maori Anglican Church. Since 2017, David Moxon (archbishop emeritus) has served as He Pīhopa Āwhina (an

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).ACANZP Lectionary, 2019
(pp. 145–146) Archdeacon Ngira Simmonds is Te Manutaki , Director of Mission and Education. In this role he led all administrative, educational, missional and managerial matters for Te Manawa o Te Wheke. Archdeacon Simmonds is also the Chaplain to Kingi Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII, the Maori King. Jasmin Haimona is the Office Administrator, assisting the bishop and all staff with administrative matters. Each Mission District is led by a Missioner/ Matanga Mihingare. The role of a Missioner is twofold: 1 – To extend the educational work of the Amorangi to the Rohe by providing local educational initiatives 2 – To act as an extension of the Bishop's pastoral ministry in that Rohe. Missioner's oversee all ministry and mission in their Rohe and report back to the Bishop frequently. * The Missioner of Waiariki is the Venerable Joe Huta * The Missioner of Mataatua is the Venerable Dr Te Waaka Melboure * The Missioner of Tauranga Moana is the Reverend Wiremu Anania * The Missioner of Hauraki is ''vacant'' * The Missioner of Waikato is the Reverend Father Cruz Karauti-Fox *The Missioner of Te Kaha is the Reverend Bettina Maxwell. Rangatahi (children and youth) ministry is a strong priority for Te Manawa o Te Wheke. This ministry is led by two Enablers: * Kaiwhakamana Rangarahi: Tauranga Moana, Mataatua, Te Kaha is Sophie Anania * Kaiwhakamana Rangarahi: Waikato, Hauraki, Waiariki is Mira Martin

Gallery

Ngarahu Katene.jpg, Ngarahu Katene, Pīhopa o Te Manawa o Te Wheke, giving a blessing. Bishop Ngarahu @ Confirmation 2019.jpg, Bishop Ngarahu Katene (seated) listens as Hineoripo Waenga reads from the Bible at an annual Confirmation Service in 2019. +Ngarahu & Staff (2018).jpg, Bishop Ngarahu Katene picture with his newly Commissioned Staff Team in October 2018 - St Faith's Church, Rotorua.

References

External links

Provincial Media Site

Provincial Synod Site
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