Victor Richard Ellena (born 15 January 1951 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Nelson[1] between 3 February 2007 and his retirement at the end of 2018.
He was educated at the University of Canterbury after which he worked as a teacher until studying for the Priesthood. He was ordained an Anglican priest in 1985 and has held incumbencies at Kensington-Otipua,[2] Blenheim and Marlborough, where he was also the area's Archdeacon.[3]
He was consecrated bishop of the Diocese of Nelson at 3 February 2007.[4] An Evangelical Anglican, he is a supporter of the Anglican realignment, having attended the Global South Fourth Encounter, in Singapore, at 19–23 April 2010, and the GAFCON II, in Nairobi, Kenya, at 21–26 October 2013.[5]
References
- ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ^ Bishop’s Biography
- ^ NZ clerical Directory Archived 2006-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ACANZP Lectionary, 2019 (p. 145)
- ^ Gafcon looks to the future, 25 October 2013, Church Times, London
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