William Brown Turei
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William Brown Turei is the Archbishop, Te Pihopa o Aotearoa/Bishop of Aotearoa (senior bishop of the Maori Tikanga) and Primate/Te Pihopa Mataamua of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
. He shares the primacy with David Moxon
, Bishop of the New Zealand dioceses, and Winston Halapua, Bishop of Polynesia.
, to the Waititi whanau
. He became a whāngai to the Turei whanau in Cape Runaway
, on the East Cape
. He was named after the Reverend Brown Turei, a Hāhi Mihinare priest on the east coast.
He spent his primary school years at Rangitukia and Cape Runaway and studied at Te Aute College
for four years. He briefly attended College House, Christchurch
, before enlisting with C Company of the 28 Maori Battalion
to serve in World War II. After the war he attended St John's College
, Auckland
and was ordained a priest in 1950.
, Whangara
, Te Puke
, Whakatane
, Manutuke
, Christchurch and Waipatu. He was appointed Archdeacon of Tairāwhiti
in 1982 and has had a long association with Hukarere Maori Girls' College, becoming chaplain there in 1984. He was also chaplain of the Napier Prison for four years.
In 1992 Turei was elected as Te Pihopa ki Te Tai Rawhiti, following the reforms of the Anglican Church in 1990. In February 2006 he was elected to succeed Whakahuihui Vercoe
as Pihopa o Aotearoa, at a hui
at Turangawaewae
, and on May 11 he was installed and appointed co-presiding Bishop of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia alongside David Moxon
and Jabez Leslie Bryce.
Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia is a church of the Anglican Communion serving New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and the Cook Islands...
. He shares the primacy with David Moxon
David Moxon
David Moxon is the Bishop of Waikato, Senior Bishop of the New Zealand Dioceses, Co-presiding Bishop and Archbishop of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.-Education:...
, Bishop of the New Zealand dioceses, and Winston Halapua, Bishop of Polynesia.
Childhood and education
Turei was born in 1924 in OpotikiOpotiki
Opotiki is a town in the eastern Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand. It houses the headquarters of the Opotiki District Council and comes under the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.-Population:* of the town: 4176 - Male 1,989, Female 2,187...
, to the Waititi whanau
Whanau
Whānau , is a Māori-language word for extended family, now increasingly entering New Zealand English, particularly in official publications.In Māori society, the whānau is also a political unit, below the level of hapū and iwi, and the word itself also has other meanings: as a verb meaning to give...
. He became a whāngai to the Turei whanau in Cape Runaway
Cape Runaway
Cape Runaway is the eastern extremity of the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand's North Island. It is located 90 kilometres northeast off Whakatane and 50 kilometres west of East Cape....
, on the East Cape
East Cape
East Cape is the easternmost point of the main islands of New Zealand. It is located to the north of Gisborne in the northeast of the North Island....
. He was named after the Reverend Brown Turei, a Hāhi Mihinare priest on the east coast.
He spent his primary school years at Rangitukia and Cape Runaway and studied at Te Aute College
Te Aute College
Te Aute College is a school in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. It opened in 1854 with twelve pupils under Samuel Williams, an Anglican missionary, and nephew and son-in-law of Bishop William Williams. It has a strong Māori character.It was built on land provided by Te Whatuiapiti, a hapu...
for four years. He briefly attended College House, Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, before enlisting with C Company of the 28 Maori Battalion
Maori Battalion
The 28th Battalion, more commonly known as the Māori Battalion, was an infantry battalion of the New Zealand Army that served during the Second World War. It was formed following pressure on the Labour government by some Māori MPs and Māori organisations throughout the country wanting a full Māori...
to serve in World War II. After the war he attended St John's College
St John's College, Auckland
The College of St John the Evangelist, located in Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand, is the theological college of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia...
, Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
and was ordained a priest in 1950.
Ordained ministry
Turei has served the Anglican Church in parishes and Maori pastorates in TaurangaTauranga
Tauranga is the most populous city in the Bay of Plenty region, in the North Island of New Zealand.It was settled by Europeans in the early 19th century and was constituted as a city in 1963...
, Whangara
Whangara
Whangara is a small community in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. Located between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, five kilometres southwest of Gable End Foreland and 2km east of State Highway 35, it was the location for the successful New Zealand novel and film Whale Rider...
, Te Puke
Te Puke
Te Puke is a town located 28 kilometres southeast of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. It is particularly famous for the cultivation of kiwifruit...
, Whakatane
Whakatane
Whakatane is a town in the eastern Bay of Plenty Region, in the North Island of New Zealand, and is the seat of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Whakatane is 90 km east of Tauranga and 89 km north-east of Rotorua, at the mouth of the Whakatane River.The town has a population of , with...
, Manutuke
Manutuke
Manutuke is a settlement in the Gisborne Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located to the west of the city of Gisborne on State Highway 2, close to the mouth of the Waipaoa River....
, Christchurch and Waipatu. He was appointed Archdeacon of Tairāwhiti
Tairawhiti
Te Hui Amorangi O Te Tai Rawhiti is an Episcopal polity of Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The Hui Amorangi covers the East Coast of the North Island. In general this covers the Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu and the Turanga-nui-a-kiwa iwi. According to the 2001 census there...
in 1982 and has had a long association with Hukarere Maori Girls' College, becoming chaplain there in 1984. He was also chaplain of the Napier Prison for four years.
In 1992 Turei was elected as Te Pihopa ki Te Tai Rawhiti, following the reforms of the Anglican Church in 1990. In February 2006 he was elected to succeed Whakahuihui Vercoe
Whakahuihui Vercoe
Whakahuihui "Hui" Vercoe PCNZM MBE was an Anglican bishop in New Zealand. He was the Archbishop of New Zealand from 2004 to 2006, the first person from the Maori church to hold that office...
as Pihopa o Aotearoa, at a hui
Hui (Maori assembly)
A hui is a New Zealand term for a social gathering or assembly.Originally a Māori language word, it was used by Europeans as early as 1846 when referring to Māori gatherings - but is now increasingly used in New Zealand English to describe events that are not exclusively Māori....
at Turangawaewae
Turangawaewae
Turangawaewae Marae is a very significant marae of the Māori people of New Zealand and is the headquarters for the Māori King Movement...
, and on May 11 he was installed and appointed co-presiding Bishop of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia alongside David Moxon
David Moxon
David Moxon is the Bishop of Waikato, Senior Bishop of the New Zealand Dioceses, Co-presiding Bishop and Archbishop of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.-Education:...
and Jabez Leslie Bryce.