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. 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 William Williams 1859 1876 Pre 1839 foreigners in NZ Edward Stuart 1877 1894 Leonard Williams 1895 1909 Son of William Williams Alfred Averill 1910 1914 William Sedgwick 1914 1929 From 1928 until the 1970s, the Bishop of Aotearoa was a suffragan bishop of Waiapu Herbert Williams 1930 1937 Grandson of William Williams George Gerard 1938 1944 1945 1946 Norman Lesser 1947 1971 Also Archbishop of New Zealand from 1961 Paul Reeves 1971 1979 Ralph Matthews 1979 1983 Peter Atkins 1983 1990 Murray Mills 1991 2002 John Bluck 2002 2008 David Rice 2008 2014 Translated as Bishop of San Joaquin, USA Andrew Hedge 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
External links
Diocese of Waiapu on the official website of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia