David Moxon

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David Moxon (September 6, 1951-) is the Bishop of Waikato, Senior Bishop of the New Zealand Diocese, and Co-presiding Bishop of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Education

David Moxon was born on in Palmerston North, New Zealand, and underwent secondary schooling at Freyberg High School. He then went on to tertiary study at the University of Canterbury, graduating with a BA in 1974, before studying at Massey University, Palmerston North, where he graduated with an MA (hons) in 1976. He went on to St Peter's College, Oxford, where he graduated with a BA in 1978. Moxon also has a Diploma in Maori Studies and an LTH (Aot).

[edit] Ministry as priest

Before training to become a priest, Moxon served a term as a youth worker with Volunteer Service Abroad in Fiji, and then worked as a tutor in the Education Department at Massey University. In 1978 Moxon was appointed curate at Havelock North, and in 1979 he was ordained as a priest in the Diocese of Waiapu. He remained at Havelock North until 1981, and was then appointed Vicar at Gate Pa, Tauranga, where he served for six years. In 1987 Moxon was appointed Director of Theology Education by Extension, a position he held until 1993. During this time he edited "An Education for Liturgy Kit", a Christian Initiation Resource Kit and a Bi-cultural Education Resource Kit. He was also a member of the Commission which produced A New Zealand Prayer Book: He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa.

[edit] Ministry as bishop

On August 13, 1993, Moxon was consecrated Bishop in Hamilton, the youngest New Zealand Bishop, replacing Roger Herft as Bishop of Waikato.

In 2006 Moxon was appointed Co-presiding Bishop of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and the Pacific, as part of New Zealand's new tripartite model of Anglican episcopacy. He acts as Archbishop of New Zealand, the English-based expression of New Zealand Anglicanism, and works alongside William Brown Turei (Maori) and Jabez Pryce (Polynesia).

Moxon co-chairs the Anglican Roman Catholic Committee of Aotearoa New Zealand, and represents Aotearoa New Zealand on the Australasian Committee of St George's College, Jerusalem, and the Australasian Advisory Council for Anglican Religious Orders. He is the Liaison Bishop for Anglican Religious in Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia, and also represents the Bishops on the Tikanga Pakeha Anglican Care Network.

[edit] Family

David Moxon is married to Tureiti, who has Ngati Kahungunu and Ngati Tahu links. Tureiti was trained in early childhood education, and then in law, and is currently the Director of Hamilton primary health provider Te Kohao Health. Together David & Tureiti have four children, aged between 12 and 24 years.

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