Allen Johnston

Allen Howard Johnston CMG^[1] (2 September 1912 - 22 February 2002) was an Anglican bishop.^[2]

Johnston was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He was educated at Seddon Memorial Technical College and St John's College, Auckland ^[3] before beginning his ordained ministry with a curacy at St Mark’s Remuera.^[4] He then had incumbencies at Dargaville, Northern Wairoa and Otahuhu. In 1949 he became Archdeacon of Waimate, a position he held for four years before being appointed the Bishop of Dunedin. He was translated to be Bishop of Waikato in 1969 and was additionally elected Archbishop of New Zealand in 1972.

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Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by William Alfred Robertson Fitchett	Bishop of Dunedin 1953–1969	Succeeded by Walter Wade Robinson
Preceded by John Tristram Holland	Bishop of Waikato 1969–1980	Succeeded by Brian Davis
Preceded by Norman Alfred Lesser	Archbishop of New Zealand 1972–1980	Succeeded by Paul Reeves

Bishops of Dunedin

Samuel Tarratt Nevill • Isaac Richards • William Alfred Robertson Fitchett • Allen Howard Johnston • Walter Wade Robinson • Peter Woodley Mann • Penelope Anne Bansall Jamieson • George Howard Douglas Connor • Kelvin Wright

Bishops of Waikato

Cecil Arthur Cherrington • John Tristram Holland • Allen Howard Johnston • Brian Newton Davis • Roger Adrian Herft • David Moxon •

Primates and Archbishops of New Zealand

Primates	George Selwyn • Henry Harper • Octavius Hadfield • William Cowie • Churchill Julius

Archbishops	Churchill Julius • Alfred Averill • Campbell West-Watson • Reginald Owen • Norman Lesser • Allen Johnston • Paul Reeves • Brian Davis • John Paterson (Presiding Bishop) • Whakahuihui Vercoe

3 archbishops	Brown Turei with David Moxon and Jabez Bryce/Winston Halapua