Te Hui Amorangi ki Te Tairawhiti
| Diocese of Tairawhiti Te Pihopatanga o Te Tairāwhiti | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Territory | East Coast, New Zealand |
| Ecclesiastical province | The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
| Headquarters | Gisborne |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 30 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1834 |
| Language | Maori, English |
| Current leadership | |
| Parent church | Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
| Bishop | Donald Steven Tamihere |
| Website | |
| tairawhiti.org.nz | |
Te Pihopatanga o Te Tairāwhiti is an Episcopal polity (or Diocese) of Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia in Tairawhiti.[1][2]
The Pihopatanga serves communities on the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island – from Potaka in the North, to Woodville in the South.[3] In general this covers the Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu and the Turanga-nui-a-kiwa iwi. According to the 2013 census, there are approximately 17,000 Māori Anglicans within this area.[4]
The current Bishop of Te Tairawhiti is The Right Reverend Donald Tamihere.[5]
Ministry
Te Tairāwhiti is one of five Episcopal Units that comprise Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa.[2][6]
There are five rohe (ministry units) within Te Tai Rāwhiti:[7]
| Area | Priest (Minita-a-Rohe) |
|---|---|
| Ngāti Porou | Rev Canon Morehu Te Maro |
| Turanga-Whangara | |
| Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa | |
| Matau a Maui | Rev Canon Numia Tomoana |
| Waipawa | Ven John Flavell |
Parishes
Te Tairāwhiti has around 30 parishes (pariha) spread across four rohe.[7]
| Parish | Area | Rohe |
|---|---|---|
| Te Rau College | Gisborne | Turanga-Whangara |
| St David's Church, Kaiti | Gisborne | Turanga-Whangara |
| Nikora Tapu | Wainui Beach, Gisborne | Turanga-Whangara |
| Toko Toru Tapu (Kaiti) | Gisborne | Turanga-Whangara |
| Toko Toru Tapu (Manutuke) | Manutuke | Turanga-Whangara |
| Mihaia Anglican Church | Tolaga Bay | Turanga-Whangara |
| Patoromu Church | Whangara | Turanga-Whangara |
| St Peter's Church, Waiherere | Hexton, Gisborne | Turanga-Whangara |
| Te Hunga Tapu Katoa | Muriwai | Turanga-Whangara |
| St Mary's Church | Tokomaru Bay | Ngāti Porou |
| St Abraham's Church | Waipiro Bay | Ngāti Porou |
| St Barnabas Church | Hicks Bay | Ngāti Porou |
| St Stephen's Church | Te Araroa | Ngāti Porou |
| Pokai Whare, Tikapa | Ruatoria | Ngāti Porou |
| St Paul's Church | Ruatoria | Ngāti Porou |
| St Michael's & All Angels Church | Ruatoria | Ngāti Porou |
| Kariaka Marae | Ruatoria | Ngāti Porou |
| St Andrew's Church | Ruatoria | Ngāti Porou |
| St Mary's Church | Tikitiki | Ngāti Porou |
| St John's Church | Tikitiki | Ngāti Porou |
| Tawhiti A Maru Marae | Wairoa | Kahungunu Ki Te Wairoa |
| St Paul's Anglican Church | Wairoa | Kahungunu Ki Te Wairoa |
| Nuhaka Maori Anglican Church | Nuhaka | Kahungunu Ki Te Wairoa |
| Putahi Marae | Frasertown | Kahungunu Ki Te Wairoa |
| St John's Church | Omahu | Te Matau a Maui |
| St Luke's Church | Paki Paki | Te Matau a Maui |
| St Matthew's Church | Waipatu | Te Matau a Maui |
| Kohupatiki Marae | Clive | Te Matau a Maui |
| Te Pou Herenga Waka o Te Whakapono | Napier, New Zealand | Te Matau a Maui |
The Pihopatanga is also home to two Māori Anglican boarding schools, Te Aute College and Hukarere Girls' College.[8]
Leadership
Archbishop Brown Turei was elected as the first Pihopa ki te Tairāwhiti (Bishop of Te Tairāwhiti) in 1992. Turei was also Te Pihopa o Aotearoa (Head of the Māori Anglican Church) and Archbishop of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa-New Zealand and Polynesia.[6] Turei had planned to retire as Bishop in March 2017 but he died on January 9, 2017.[9][10] At 92, Brown was the oldest Primate in the Anglican Communion.[11]
In March 2016 Donald Tamihere was elected to succeed Turei at an electoral synod held at the Toko Toru Tapu Church, Manutuke, following the announcement of Turei's retirement earlier in the year.[12] Tamihere was ordained and installed as the second bishop of Tairawhiti at a service held at Waiomatatini Marae, Ruatoria on March 11, 2017.[13][14]
Maui Tangohau serves as Vicar General of Tairāwhiti.[5]
Canon Emeritus
- The Reverend Canon Huatahi Niania
- The Reverend Canon Keeni Priestley
- The Reverend Canon Brent Swann
- The Reverend Canon Tiopira Tuhiwai
- The Reverend Canon Jacqueline Moana Te Amo
- The Reverend Canon Morehu Te Maro[5]
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Most Reverend William Brown Turei 1992 - 2017 |
The Right Reverend Donald Steven Tamihere
Bishop of Tairawhiti |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
References
- ↑ "Ko Wai Matau". Te Pihopatanga o Te Tairawhiti. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- 1 2 "Our Structure". Te Pihopatanga o Te Tairawhiti. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ↑ "Welcome". Hui Amorangi ki Te Tairawhiti. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ↑ Justine Murray (16 April 2017). "'Whakapono [religion] is part of our DNA'". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Te Pīhopatanga o Te Tairāwhiti". Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- 1 2 "A New Leader for the Maori Church". Scoop. 7 March 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Our Pariha". Hui Amorangi ki Te Tairawhiti. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ↑ "About Us". Hui Amorangi ki Te Tairawhiti. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ↑ "Maori Archbishop to retire in March 2017". Anglican Communion News Service. August 23, 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ↑ "Archbishop Brown Turei dies at 92". Anglican Communion News Service. January 10, 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ↑ "Archbishop Brown Turei laid to rest overlooking New Zealand's Whangaparao Bay". Anglican Communion News Service. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ↑ Mark Peters (23 December 2016). "From 'Coastie kid' to bishop". Gisborne Herald. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ↑ "Bishop Donald Tamihere installed as new bishop for Te Tairāwhiti". Te Karere. TVNZ. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ↑ "Ordination of the new Bishop of Tairawhiti". Te Pihopatanga o Te Tairawhiti. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.