Bishop of Aotearoa

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The Bishop of Aotearoa is a bishop in the Anglican Church of New Zealand.

[edit] List of holders

  1. The Rt. Rev. Frederick Augustus Bennett(1928-1950) - first Maori Bishop in the Anglican Communion
  2. The Rt. Rev. Wiremu Netana Panapa (1951-1968)
  3. The Rt. Rev. Manuhuia Augustus Bennett (1968-1981) - son of Frederick Augustus Bennett.
  4. The Rt. Rev. Whakahuihui Vercoe (1981-2006) - the first Primate and Archbishop of New Zealand from the Maori Church
  5. The Most Rev. William Brown Turei (2006-) - the second Primate and Archbishop of New Zealand from the Maori Church