Diocese of Waiapu
Bishopric
Arms of the Diocese of Waiapu
Incumbent:
Andrew Hedge
StyleThe Most Reverend
Location
CountryNew Zealand
TerritoryNorth Island
Ecclesiastical provinceAotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
HeadquartersNapier
Coordinates39°29′40″S 176°54′59″E / 39.4944°S 176.9165°E / -39.4944; 176.9165
Information
First holderWilliam Williams
Formation1858
DenominationAnglican
CathedralCathedral of Saint John the Evangelist
Current leadership
Parent churchAnglican Communion
Major Archbishop
BishopAndrew Hedge
Website
www.waiapu.com

The Diocese of Waiapu is one of the 13 dioceses and hui amorangi (Māori bishoprics) of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.[1] The Diocese covers the area around the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand, including Tauranga, Taupō, Gisborne, Hastings and Napier. It is named for the Waiapu River.

The Diocese was established in 1858. The seat of the Bishop is the Waiapu Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, Napier.

Andrew Hedge is the current bishop, having been installed on St Luke's Day, 18 October 2014.

List of bishops

The following individuals have served as the Bishop of Waiapu, or any precursor title:

Bishops of Waiapu
Ordinal Officeholder Term start Term end Notes
1William Williams18591876[2]
2Edward Stuart18771894
3Leonard Williams18951909Son of William Williams[3][4]
4Alfred Averill19101914
5William Sedgwick19141929From 1928 until the 1970s, the Bishop of Aotearoa was a suffragan bishop of Waiapu
6Herbert Williams19301937Grandson of William Williams[5]
7George Gerard19381944
8George Cruickshank19451946
9Norman Lesser19471971Also Archbishop of New Zealand from 1961
10Paul Reeves19711979
11Ralph Matthews19791983
12Peter Atkins19831990
13Murray Mills19912002
14John Bluck20022008
15David Rice20082014Translated as Bishop of San Joaquin, USA
16Andrew Hedge18 October 2014incumbent

Archdeaconries

In 1866, there were two archdeaconries: A. N. Brown was Archdeacon of Tauranga and Leonard Williams of Waiapu.[6]

Archdeacon of Waiapu[7]
Archdeacon of Tauranga[7]

References

  1. Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. "About". Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  2. Pre 1839 foreigners in NZ
  3. Porter, Francis (30 October 2012). "Williams, William Leonard". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  4. "Bishop William Leonard Williams". New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Victoria University of Wellington. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  5. Biggs, Bruce (30 October 2010). "Williams, Herbert William". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  6. The Clergy List for 1866 (London: George Cox, 1866) p. 468
  7. 1 2 Jacobs, Henry. "Diocese of Waiapu" (Part IV, Chapter V) in Colonial Church Histories: New Zealand (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1887) (Accessed at Project Canterbury, 25 June 2019)
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