Te Pīhopatanga o Te Upoko o Te Ika
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This article is about the Anglican diocese. For Māori radio station, see Te Upoko O Te Ika.
Te Pīhopatanga o Te Upoko o Te Ika 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 head of the fish in the lower and western regions of the North Island of Aotearoa, New Zealand; also known as the synod (or in Māori: Te Hui Amorangi).
Quick Facts Diocese of Te Upoko o Te Ika Māori: Te Pīhopatanga o Te Upoko o Te Ika, Style ...
Diocese of Te Upoko o Te Ika Māori: Te Pīhopatanga o Te Upoko o Te Ika | |
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Bishopric | |
Incumbent: Wai Quayle | |
Style | The Right Reverend |
Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Territory | North Island |
Ecclesiastical province | Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
Headquarters | Palmerston North |
Coordinates | 40°48′S 175°05′E |
Statistics | |
Population - Total | (as of 2001) 14,000 |
Information | |
First holder | Muru Walters |
Formation | 7 March 1992 |
Denomination | Anglican |
Cathedral | Te Papa-i-o-uru Marae |
Language | Māori, English |
Current leadership | |
Parent church | Anglican Communion |
Major Archbishop |
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Pīhopa | Wai Quayle |
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According to a 2001 census, there were approximately 14,000 Maori Anglicans living in these regions.
Te Manawa o Te Wheke is one of five pīhopatanga, or episcopal units, that comprise Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa, the Māori Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand.[1]