Archbishop of New Zealand 1268944 224916499 2008-07-11T00:03:15Z StephenMacmanus 681522 Changed link for renamed "Diocese of Auckland" article (now "Anglican Diocese of Auckland") [[Image:Selwyn, George Augustus (1809-1878), by Mason & Co..jpg|220px|thumb|George Augustus Selwyn was the first bishop of New Zealand.]] {{Anglican Portal}} The '''Archbishop of New Zealand''' is the [[primate (religion)|primate]], or head, of the [[Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia]]. However, since the [[Most Reverend]] [[Whakahuihui Vercoe]] stepped down at the end of his two-year term as archbishop in 2006, the church has decided that three bishops shall share the position and style of archbishop, each representing one of the three ''tikanga'', or cultural streams of the church: Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa (the Bishopric of Aotearoa, serving [[Māori]]), the Dioceses in New Zealand (serving [[Pākehā]]) and the Diocese of Polynesia. ==History== [[George Augustus Selwyn]] became Bishop of New Zealand in 1841. In his lifetime, as the Anglican ministry in New Zealand grew, his original single [[diocese]] was divided several times. By 1868, New Zealand had seven dioceses, and Selwyn's Diocese of New Zealand had been renamed as the [[Anglican Diocese of Auckland|Diocese of Auckland]] (the [[Diocese of Waikato]] was still then part of the Diocese of Auckland, and the [[Church of the Province of Melanesia|Diocese of Melanesia]] was still part of the province). After Selwyn, the leadership of the church was chosen from among the diocesans, and occasionally used the style ''Archbishop of New Zealand''. However, from the primacy of [[Churchill Julius]] in 1902, this title became usual for the head of the church. The archbishop could be bishop of any of the dioceses of the province, and remained a diocesan while carrying out the duties of archbishop. Throughout the 20th century, the church in New Zealand developed an understanding for the different cultures within it. In 1925, the [[Diocese of Polynesia]] began as a [[missionary diocese]] of the church. In 1928, the first [[Bishop of Aotearoa]], ministering to the [[Māori]], was consecrated as [[suffragan bishop]] to the [[Bishop of Waiapu]]. In the 1970s, Melanesia became a separate [[ecclesiastical province]] from New Zealand, and the Bishop of Aotearoa became a full-ranking diocesan, with a diocese covering all of New Zealand. Under the primacy of [[Brian Davis (bishop)|Brian Davis]], Polynesia became a fully fledged diocese and a review of church structures was begun. In 1992, the General Synod of the church set up five ''hui amorangi'', or regional bishoprics, to serve under the Bishop of Aotearoa. The Church of the Province of New Zealand also adopted its current name, the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, to demonstrate its ownership by the three ''tikanga''. There was also a move towards the use of the title ''presiding bishop'' for the head of the church rather than ''archbishop'', and [[John Paterson]], Davis' successor, became the first bishop so to be styled. Further changes to the office of primate were its limitation to a two-year term, to allow for greater participation in leadership, and its establishment as a triumvirate of bishops. Currently, Archbishop [[William Brown Turei]], who is Bishop of Aotearoa, is recognised as leader of the church, but he shares the style ''archbishop'' and the title ''Co-Presiding Bishop'' with [[David Moxon]] ([[Bishop of Waikato]], representing the Dioceses in New Zealand) and [[Jabez Leslie Bryce]] ([[Bishop of Polynesia]]). ==Primates of New Zealand== *[[George Augustus Selwyn]] (1841–1867) (Bishop of New Zealand; Metropolitan) *[[Henry Harper (bishop)|Henry Harper]] (1867–1890) (Bishop of Christchurch) *[[Octavius Hadfield]] (1890–1893) (Bishop of Wellington) *[[William Cowie]] (1893–1902) (Bishop of Auckland) ===Archbishops of New Zealand=== *[[Churchill Julius]] (1902–1925) *[[Alfred Walter Averill]] (1925–1940) *[[Campbell West-Watson]] (1940–1952) *[[Reginald Owen (bishop)|Reginald Owen]] (1952–1961) *[[Norman Lesser]] (1961–1971) *[[Allen Johnston]] (1972–1980) *[[Paul Reeves]] (1980–1985) *[[Brian Davis (cleric)|Brian Davis]] (1985–1997) *''[[John Paterson (Auckland bishop)|John Paterson]] (1998–2004) (Presiding Bishop)'' *[[Whakahuihui Vercoe]] (2004-2006) *''[[William Brown Turei]] with [[David Moxon]] ([[Bishop of Waikato]]) and [[Jabez Leslie Bryce]] ([[Bishop of Polynesia]])'' :<small>Sources: [http://www.anglican.org.nz/Resources/CDFRONT2005.pdf Anglican church 2005-2006 clerical directory (PDF)] page 4; [http://www.holy-trinity.org.nz/155.php Holy Trinity Cathedral list].</small> ==External links== *[http://www.anglican.org.nz The official website of Anglican Church in Aotearoa] *[http://anglicanhistory.org/nz/ Historical documents on Anglicanism in New Zealand] [[Category:Christianity in New Zealand]] [[Category:Anglican archbishops by diocese in Australasia|New Zealand]] [[Category:Anglican bishops by diocese in New Zealand| ]] [[Category:Anglican Primates of New Zealand| ]]