Anglican Diocese of Waiapu

Diocese of Waiapu
Bishopric
Arms of the Diocese of Waiapu
Incumbent:
Andrew Hedge
StyleThe Right Reverend
Location
CountryNew Zealand
TerritoryNorth Island
Ecclesiastical provinceAotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
HeadquartersNapier
Coordinates39°29′40″S 176°54′59″E / 39.4944°S 176.9165°E / -39.4944; 176.9165
Information
First holderWilliam Williams
Formation1858
DenominationAnglican
CathedralSaint John's Cathedral
Current leadership
Parent churchAnglican Communion
Major Archbishop
BishopAndrew Hedge
Website
www.waiapu.com

The Diocese of Waiapu is one of the 13 dioceses and hui amorangi (Māori bishoprics) of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.[1] The Diocese covers the area around the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand, including Tauranga, Taupō, Gisborne, Hastings and Napier. It is named for the Waiapu River.

The Diocese was established in 1858. The seat of the Bishop is the Waiapu Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, Napier.

Andrew Hedge is the current bishop, having been installed on St Luke's Day, 18 October 2014.

List of bishops

The following individuals have served as the Bishop of Waiapu, or any precursor title:

Bishops of Waiapu
Ordinal Officeholder Term start Term end Notes
1 William Williams 1859 1876 [2]
2 Edward Stuart 1877 1894
3 Leonard Williams 1895 1909 Son of William Williams[3][4]
4 Alfred Averill 1910 1914
5 William Sedgwick 1914 1929 From 1928 until the 1970s, the Bishop of Aotearoa was a suffragan bishop of Waiapu
6 Herbert Williams 1930 1937 Grandson of William Williams[5]
7 George Gerard 1938 1944
8 George Cruickshank 1945 1946
9 Norman Lesser 1947 1971 Also Archbishop of New Zealand from 1961
10 Paul Reeves 1971 1979
11 Ralph Matthews 1979 1983
12 Peter Atkins 1983 1990
13 Murray Mills 1991 2002
14 John Bluck 2002 2008
15 David Rice 2008 2014 Translated as Bishop of San Joaquin, USA
16 Andrew Hedge 18 October 2014 (2014-10-18) incumbent

Archdeaconries

Archdeacons of Waiapu

  • 1842-1859 Ven William Williams (Consecrated the First Bishop of the Diocese)
  • 1862-1894 Ven William Leonard Williams (Consecrated the Third Bishop of the Diocese)
  • 1907-1930 Ven Herbert William Williams (Consecrated the Sixth Bishop of the Diocese)
  • 1930-1949 Ven Matthew William Butterfield
  • 1949-1954 Ven Alfred Francis Hall
  • 1954-1970 Ven Arthur Robert Hampton Morris

Archdeacons of Tauranga

  • 1843-1884 Ven Alfred Nesbit Brown
  • 1910-1914 Ven Charles Archibald Tisdall
  • 1916-1921 Ven Charles Lawrence Tuke
  • 1921-1936 Ven Frederick William Chatterton
  • 1936-1965 Ven Reginald Hodgson

-Renamed Archdeacon of Tauranga City & Coast

  • 2025-Current Ven Peter Bargh

Archdeacons of Hawkes Bay

  • 1888-1907 Ven Samuel Williams
  • 1907-1918 Ven David Ruddock
  • 1919-1926 Ven William John Simkin
  • 1926-1929 Ven Joseph Broadhurst Brocklehurst
  • 1930-1943 Ven Kenneth Edward Maclean
  • 1944-1954 Ven Joseph Broadhurst Brocklehurst
  • 1955-1968 Ven Stephen Francis Newcome Waymouth
  • Ven David Van Oeveren OStJ

-Renamed Archdeacon for Hawkes Bay City & Hawkes Bay Coast

  • 2025- Ven Alan Burnet

References

  1. ^ Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. "About". Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  2. ^ Pre 1839 foreigners in NZ
  3. ^ Porter, Francis (30 October 2012). "Williams, William Leonard". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Bishop William Leonard Williams". New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Victoria University of Wellington. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  5. ^ Biggs, Bruce (30 October 2010). "Williams, Herbert William". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
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