John Bluck

The Rt Rev John William Bluck was the 14th Anglican Bishop of Waiapu[1] from 2002 to 2008.
He was born in Napier[2] on 22 July 1943, educated at the University of Canterbury and ordained in 1971.[3] He embarked on his ecclesiastical career at Holy Trinity, Gisborne [4] after which he was editor of The New Zealand Methodist. Later he was Director of Communications at the World Council of Churches then Professor of Pastoral Theology and Communication at Knox Theological Seminary. From 1990 to 2002 he was Dean of Christchurch Cathedral when he was elevated to the Episcopate. An eminent author,[5] he resigned his See in 2008.

References

  1. ^ Anglican Diocese of Waiapu
  2. ^ Anglican Taonga
  3. ^ Crockford's clerical directory London, Church House 1975 ISBN 0108153674
  4. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
  5. ^ Amongst others he wrote Everyday Ecumenism, 1987; Christian Communication Reconsidered, 1989; Canberra Takeaways, 1991; Long, White and Cloudy, 1998; Waking Up in Strange Places, 1999; Killing Us Softly, 2001; The Giveaway God, 2001 > British Library web site accessed 21:38 GMT Tuesday 12th January, 2010
Religious titles
Preceded by
Murray John Mills		 Bishop of Waiapu
2002–2008		 Succeeded by
David Rice
Bishops of Waiapu
Churches in the Anglican Communion