Te Hui Amorangi O Te Waipounamu

Te Hui Amorangi O Te Waipounamu is an episcopal polity (or diocese) of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The Hui Amorangi encompasses the South Island of New Zealand in its entirety and also Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. According to the 2001 census there are approximately 15,000 Māori Anglicans within this area. Te Waipounamu is one of five Hui Amorangi (episcopal units) that comprise Te Pihopatanga o Aotearoa, the Māori Anglican Church in Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Ministry

There are 7 Ministry Units in Te Waiponamu.

Archdeaconry of Te Tau Ihu O Te Waka

Archdeaconry of Whakatu

Archdeaconry of Motueka

Archdeaconry of Te Tai Poutini

Archdeaconry of Otautahi

Archdeaconry of Otepoti

Archdeaconry of Murihiku

Structure

The Amorangi is governed by the Hui Amorangi, a representative synod that meets annually. The Executive Committee meets four times a year, as well as the meeting of the Hui Amorangi Trust Board.

The Amorangi comes under the episcopal leadership of the Bishop of Te Wai Pounamu, which is currently vacant.

Bishop

The first Bishop of Te Waipounmau was John Gray, who was consecrated bishop in 1996 and died in November 2015.

Richard Wallace was nominated at the Electoral College of 23–25 September 2016 to be the second Bishop of Te Waipounamu.[1] He was duly consecrated[2] and installed in January 2017.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Clarke-Morris, Julanne (8 October 2016). "Kāi Tahu bishop for the south". Anglican Taonga. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Stuff — New Maori bishop for the South Island (Accessed 22 February 2017)
  3. ↑ Anglican Taonga — Bishop Richard, installed (Accessed 22 February 2017)


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