Manuhuia Bennett

The Rt Rev. Manuhuia Augustus Bennett [1] was a New Zealand Anglican Suffragan Bishop in the second half of the 20th century.[2] He was born into an ecclesiastical family in Rotorua [3] on February 10, 1916.[4] Educated at the University of Hawaii and ordained in 1940, he was a Curate in the Diocese of Waiapu before becoming a Chaplain to the New Zealand Forces. When peace returned he was a Māori Missionary at Rangitīkei. Later he was Vicar of St Faith’s Rotorua[5] before being appointed Suffragan Bishop of Aotearoa in 1951. He retired in 1981 and died on 20 December 2001.

Notes

  1. ^ The Bennett Family
  2. ^ Cumming, Geoff (22 December 2001). "Obituary: Manu Bennett". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=383804. Retrieved 19 October 2011. 
  3. ^ His father was the inaugural Bishop of Aotearoa > “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
  4. ^ Highbeam
  5. ^ Church web site
Religious titles
Preceded by
Wiremu Netana Panapa		 Bishop of Aotearoa
1966–1981		 Succeeded by
Whakahuihui Vercoe
  1. ^ The Bennett Family
  2. ^ Cumming, Geoff (22 December 2001). "Obituary: Manu Bennett". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=383804. Retrieved 19 October 2011. 
  3. ^ His father was the inaugural Bishop of Aotearoa > “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
  4. ^ Highbeam
  5. ^ Church web site
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