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Anglican Church in New Zealand and Polynesia

The Anglican Church in New Zealand and Polynesia is a church of the Anglican Communion serving New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and the Cook Islands. The primate of the church, known as the Archbishop of New Zealand, is the Most Reverend William Brown Turei. However, the church's General Synod has agreed upon the development of the three-person primacy based on its three tikanga system (see below). Image File history File links Ichthus. ... Image File history File links Anglican_Church_in_Aotearoa. ... Image File history File links Anglican_Church_in_Aotearoa. ... Carving from the ridgepole of a Māori house, ca 1840 This article is about the wider region in the Pacific. ... The Anglican Communion uses the compass rose as its symbol, signifying its worldwide reach and decentralized nature. ... Catholic Patriarchal (non cardinal) coat of arms Primate (from the Latin Primus, first) is a title or rank bestowed on some bishops in certain Christian churches. ... The Archbishop of New Zealand is the head of the Anglican church in the Province of New Zealand and has under his direction nine dioceses. ... The Most Reverend (Most Rev. ...

Since 1992, the church (formerly known as the Church of the Province of New Zealand) has consisted of three tikanga or cultural streams: Aotearoa, New Zealand, and Polynesia. The church's constitution says that, among other things, it is required to "maintain the right of every person to choose any particular cultural expression of the faith". 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Residential theological training is carried out primarily at St John's College, Auckland, which is also organised along similar lines. The College of St John the Evangelist is the residential theological college of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. ...

Aotearoa

Distribution of Anglican population within New Zealand at the 2001 census.

Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa, which Turei also serves as archbishop or co-presiding bishop, oversees churches for the indigenous Māori people of New Zealand. Aotearoa is made up of five hui amorangi or regional bishoprics: Image File history File links Anglicans_in_NZ.png‎ Constructed by User:Ben Arnold from data from Statistics New Zealand. ... Image File history File links Anglicans_in_NZ.png‎ Constructed by User:Ben Arnold from data from Statistics New Zealand. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... The word Māori refers to the indigenous people of New Zealand and to their language. ... In some Christian churches, the diocese is an administrative territorial unit governed by a bishop, sometimes also referred to as a bishopric or episcopal see, though more often the term episcopal see means the office held by the bishop. ...

• Manawa O Te Wheke
• Tairāwhiti (East Coast Region)
• Tai Tokerau (Northern Region)
• Upoko O Te Ika (Wellington/Taranaki)
• Waipounamu (South Island)

Manawa O Te Wheke Manawa O Te Wheke is one of 5 Hui Amorangi throughout Aotearoa New Zealand The last bishop for Manawa O Te Wheke was Archbishop Whakahuihui Verco, who was then Bishop of Aotearoa (the title now being held by Bishop Brown Turei) The Rohe within Manawa O... Te Hui Amorangi O Te Tai Rawhiti is an Episcopal polity (or Diocese) of Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. ... Te Pihopatanga O Te Tai Tokerau (The Maori Diocese Of the North) extends from the Bombay Hills south of Auckland through to Te Rerenga Wairua (the North Cape). ... Te Hui Amorangi o Te Upoko o Te Ika covers the lower and western portion of the North Island in Aotearoa/New Zealand. ... Te Hui Amorangi O Te Waipounamu (The Maori Diocese Of The South Island) includes the whole of the South Island of New Zealand including the Stewart Is. ...

New Zealand

The tikanga of New Zealand, which serves Pākehā in New Zealand, is made up of seven dioceses: Pākehā is a term generally used to describe New Zealanders of Anglo/European extraction, but to many Māori it also means non-Māori or foreigner. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ...

• Auckland
• Christchurch
• Dunedin
• Nelson
• Waiapu
• Waikato
• Wellington

Formerly, the Dioceses in New Zealand were led by a senior bishop elected from among the diocesan bishops. However, as the church moves towards a three-person primacy, the leader of the Dioceses in New Zealand is elected as co-presiding bishop, and styled as an archbishop. The current Pākehā co-presiding bishop is the Most Reverend David Moxon, Bishop of Waikato. Arms of the Diocese of Auckland The Diocese of Auckland is one of seven dioceses of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. ... Arms of the Diocese of Christchurch The Diocese of Christchurch is one of seven dioceses of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. ... Arms of the Diocese of Dunedin The Diocese of Dunedin is one of seven dioceses of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. ... Arms of the Diocese of Nelson The Diocese of Nelson is one of seven dioceses of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. ... Arms of the Diocese of Waiapu The Diocese of Waiapu is one of seven dioceses of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. ... Arms of the Diocese of Waikato The Diocese of Waikato is one of seven dioceses of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. ... Arms of the Diocese of Wellington The Diocese of Wellington is one of seven dioceses of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. ...

Polynesia

The Diocese of Polynesia, or the Tikanga Pasefika, headed by Bishop Jabez Leslie Bryce, serves Anglicans in Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and the Cook Islands. The diocese's first bishop was consecrated in 1908. The diocese's cathedral is Holy Trinity Cathedral in Suva, Fiji. As the province moves towards a three-person primacy, the Bishop of Polynesia is automatically a co-presiding bishop and styled as an archbishop. The Bishop of Polynesia is currently supported by three suffragan bishops: Bishop Winston Halapua heads the ministry to Polynesians in New Zealand, Bishop Apimeleki Nadoki Qiliho serves Vanua Levu and Taveuni, and Bishop Gabriel Sharma serves Viti Levu West. Image File history File links Angl-NZ-Polynesia-Arms. ... Suva is the capital of Fiji. ... Vanua Levu is the second largest island of Fiji, and was formerly known as Sandalwood Island. ... Taveuni is the third-largest island in Fiji, after Vanua Levu and Viti Levu, and has a population of around 12,000. ... Viti Levu is the largest island in the Republic of Fiji. ...

External links

• Official website of The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
• Anglican history in New Zealand - primary texts

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