John Campbell Paterson

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John Campbell Paterson is the current long serving Anglican Bishop of Auckland. ^[1] Born on 4 January 1945, he was educated at King's College, Auckland and the University of Auckland^[2] His qualifications are BA (Auckland), LTh (St John), and DipPublicSpeaking (NZ Speech Board)

He then embarked on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Whangarei. Vicar of Waimate from 1971 to 1976 he gained further experience through work as a Chaplain and administrative posts within the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia before elevation to the Bishopric of Auckland in 1994.

Religious titles
Preceded by Bruce Carlyle Gilberd	Bishop of Auckland, NZ 1994–	Succeeded by Current Incumbent

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1. ^ Diocesan details
2. ^ Who’s Who 2008 London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576

v • d • e Anglican Bishops of Auckland, NZ George Augustus Selwyn • William Garden Cowie • Moore Richard Neligan • Owen Thomas Lloyd Crossley • Alfred Walter Averill • William John Simkin • Eric Austin Gowing • Paul Reeves • Bruce Carlyle Gilberd • John Campbell Paterson •