Te Pīhopatanga o Te Tairāwhiti
Diocese of Te Tairāwhiti Māori: Te Pīhopatanga o Te Tairāwhiti | |
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 Arms of Te Tairāwhiti | |
| Incumbent: Donald Tamihere | |
| Style | The Right Reverend |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Territory | East Coast, North Island |
| Ecclesiastical province | Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
| Headquarters | Gisborne |
| Coordinates | 38°42′S 178°00′E / 38.7°S 178°E |
| Statistics | |
Population
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| Parishes | 30 (as of 2016) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Language | Māori, English |
| Current leadership | |
| Parent church | Anglican Communion |
| Major Archbishop |
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| Pīhopa | Donald Tamihere |
| Website | |
| tairawhiti | |
Te Pihopatanga o Te Tairāwhiti is an episcopal polity or diocese of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Literally, the diocese is the Anglican bishopric of the East Coast, in Tairāwhiti, of the North Island of Aotearoa, New Zealand; also known as the synod (or in Māori: Te Hui Amorangi).[2][3]
The Pīhopatanga serves communities from Potaka in the north, to Woodville in the south.[4] 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.[1] Te Tairāwhiti is one of five pīhopatanga, or episcopal units, that comprise Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa, the Māori Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand.[3][5]
The current Pīhopa o (Bishop of) Te Tairāwhiti is Donald Tamihere.[6]
Ministry
The 2025 synod held at Omahu Marae, Hawkes Bay from October 31 - November 2 approved a new structure as part of a proposal presented by the bishop named Ka Tipu Ka Hua. The new structure consolidated the five former rohe (ministry units) into two Rohe Atirikona (archdeaconries).
The former rohe of Ngati Porou and Turanga-Whangara were combined to create Te Rohe Atirikona o Horouta (Horouta Archdeaconry). While the former rohe of Kahungunu ki te Wairoa, Matau a Maui, and Waipawa were combined to create Te Rohe Atirikona o Takitimu (Takitimu Archdeaconry).
On Sunday November 2 The Venerable Merekaraka Te Whiti was collated as the first Archdeacon for Horouta and the Venerable Ruihana Paenga was collated as the first Archdeacon for Takitimu.
Parishes
Te Tairāwhiti has around 30 parishes (pariha) spread across four rohe.[7]
| Parish | Area |
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| Te Rohe Atirikona o Horouta | |
| Te Rau College | Gisborne |
| St David's Church, Kaiti | Gisborne |
| Nikora Tapu | Wainui Beach, Gisborne |
| Toko Toru Tapu (Kaiti) | Gisborne |
| Toko Toru Tapu (Manutuke) | Manutuke |
| Mihaia Anglican Church | Tolaga Bay |
| Patoromu Church | Whangara |
| St Peter's Church, Waiherere | Hexton, Gisborne |
| Te Hunga Tapu Katoa | Muriwai |
| St Mary's Church | Tokomaru Bay |
| St Abraham's Church | Waipiro Bay |
| St Barnabas Church | Hicks Bay |
| St Stephen's Church | Te Araroa |
| Pokai Whare, Tikapa | Ruatoria |
| St Paul's Church | Ruatoria |
| St Michael's & All Angels Church | Ruatoria |
| Kariaka Marae | Ruatoria |
| St Andrew's Church | Ruatoria |
| St Mary's Church | Tikitiki |
| St John's Church | Tikitiki |
| Te Rohe Atirikona o Takitimu | |
| Tawhiti A Maru Marae | Wairoa |
| St Paul's Anglican Church | Wairoa |
| Nūhaka Māori Anglican Church | Nūhaka |
| Putahi Marae | Frasertown |
| St John's Church | Omahu |
| St Luke's Church | Paki Paki |
| St Matthew's Church | Waipatu |
| Kohupatiki Marae | Clive |
| Te Pou Herenga Waka o Te Whakapono | Napier, New Zealand |
The Pīhopatanga 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 Pīhopa o Te Tairāwhiti (Bishop of Te Tairāwhiti) in 1992. Turei was also Te Pīhopa o Aotearoa (Head of the Māori Anglican Church) and Archbishop of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa-New Zealand and Polynesia.[5] Turei died on 9 January 2017, two months before his scheduled retirement.[9][10] He was aged 92 years and 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 (Pīhopa o) Te Tairāwhiti at a service held at Waiomatatini Marae, Ruatoria on 11 March 2017.[13][14] Tamihere also became Te Pīhopa o Aotearoa on 7 March 2018, following his nomination at Te Runanganui, September 2017 and the consent of Te Hīnota Whānui / General Synod; and automatically Pīhopa Matāmua / Primate and Archbishop.[15]
Maui Tangohau serves as Vicar General of Tairāwhiti.[6]
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[6]
References
- ^ a b Murray, Justine (16 April 2017). "'Whakapono [religion] is part of our DNA'". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Ko Wai Matau". Te Pihopatanga o Te Tairawhiti. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Our Structure". Te Pihopatanga o Te Tairawhiti. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Welcome". Hui Amorangi ki Te Tairawhiti. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ a b "A New Leader for the Maori Church". Scoop. 7 March 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "Te Pīhopatanga o Te Tairāwhiti". Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "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. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Archbishop Brown Turei dies at 92". Anglican Communion News Service. 10 January 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.
- ^ Peters, Mark (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. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Ordination of the new Bishop of Tairawhiti". Te Pihopatanga o Te Tairawhiti. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Anglican Taonga : New Zealand's Anglican News Leader".