Diocese of Waikato and Taranaki

Present Bishops

Bishop of Waikato

Vacant

Postal Address, PO Box 21, Hamilton 3240

Telephone: Office 07 857 0020, Fax 07 856 9975

Email: bishopspa@waikatoanglican.org.nz

Website: www.waikatotaranakianglican.org.nz

Bishop of Taranaki

1998 – The Most Reverend Philip Richardson, BA, BTh, Grad Dip Th (Hons)

PO Box 547, Taranaki Mail Centre, New Plymouth 4340

Phone: 06 759 1178, Fax 06 759 1180

Email: bishop@taranakianglican.org.nz

Website: www.waikatotaranakianglican.org.nz

Jurisd - southern portion of original Diocese of Auckland; Area 10,415 sq. miles; Census Pop 434,552 (2013); Ch Pop 10,080 (2013). Description of Arms: Per pale argent a bar wavy azure on a canton of the last three estoiles of the first one and two and per chevron azure and vert a chevron argent all within a bordure gules.

Former Bishops

1926 – CA Cherrington, 1950

1951 – JT Holland, 1969

1969 – AH Johnston, 1980

1980 – BN Davis, 1986

1986 – RA Herft, 1993

1993 - DJ Moxon, 2013

Vicar General

The Reverend T C Harrison, BA, DipTchg, LTh (2^nd Cl Hons), BD, DipEd

Taranaki Cathedral Church of St Mary, New Plymouth

Dean

The Very Reverend P J Beck, MA (Oxon), Cert. Theo. (Soton)

Waikato Cathedral Church of St Peter, Hamilton

Dean

The Very Reverend P A Rickman, BTh (Oxon)

Dean Emeritus

The Very Reverend V K Lightfoot, BA

Chancellor of the Diocese

Judge C J Harding, LLB

Diocesan Registrar-Manager

Ms Dianne Donald, BMS (Hons), MMS (Dist)

Ministry Educator

The Reverend Stephen Black, BA, BA(Hons), BTh

Diocesan Administration Centres

Charlotte Brown House, Te Ara Hou Village

100 Morrinsville Road, Hamilton 3216, PO Box 21, Hamilton 3240

Tel: 07 857 0020, Fax 07 856 9975, Email: ea@waikatoanglican.org.nz

Website: www.waikatotaranakianglican.org.nz 

Tikituterangi House

566 Mangorei Road, RD1, New Plymouth 4371, PO Box 547 New Plymouth 4340

Tel: 06 759 1178, Fax: 06 759 1180, Email: bishopspa@taranakianglican.org.nz

Website: www.waikatotaranakianglican.org.nz

Personal Assistant to Bishop of Waikato

Miss Jessica Perry

Tel: 07 857 0020, Fax 07 856 9975, Email: bishopspa@waikatoanglican.org.nz

Executive Assistant to Archbishop Philip Richardson and Bishop of Taranaki

Ms Natalie Kennaugh

Tel: 06 759 1178, Fax: 06 759 1180, Email: archbishopsea@taranakianglican.org.nz

Diocesan Staff

Executive Assistant to the Diocesan Registrar-Manager

Jill Schumacher

Diocesan Ministry Educator

The Reverend Stephen Black, BA, BA (Hons), BTh

Archdeacons

The Venerable C R Falconer. LTh, Dip Min, Post Grad Dip Defence & Strategic Studies (Assistant Archdeacon, Piako)

The Venerable T C Harrison, BA, DipTchg, LTh (2^nd Cl Hons), BD, Dip Ed (Waitotara)

The Venerable V J Riches, BMS, LTh (Piako)

The Venerable C M Scott, BTh, Dip Pharm (Waitomo)

The Venerable Paul Weeding, (Waikato)

Archdeacons Emeritus

The Venerable R J Nicholson, CNZM, LTh

The Venerable R P Taylor, LTh

The Venerable D J Tonkin, LLB, LLM (Hons)

Cathedral Chapters

Canon Theologian

Vacant

Waikato Cathedral Church of St Peter, Hamilton

Canon G D G Bailey, QSO, LLB, Hon Doc (Lay Canon)

Canon Dr B D Bang, MA, LLB (Hons) PhD (Lay Canon)

Canon Dr R Griffiths-Hughes, Dr Musical Arts (SUNYStony Brook), MMus (Hons) (Lay Canon)

Canon Dr R B Harlow, AHC, MA, DrPhil (Zurich) (Lay Canon)

The Reverend Canon B J Smith, LTh

The Reverend Canon Neale Troon, BA, Dip Tchg, BTheol

Taranaki Cathedral Church of St Mary, New Plymouth

The Reverend Canon P W Barleyman

The Reverend Canon W G G Marsh, Dip Health (Akl School of Medicine)

The Reverend Canon S D Pickering, BA (Akld), DipTchg (ASTC), DipEd (Akld), EFM Cert, Spiritual Direction Training, MA (Kent, UK)

The Reverend Canon P A Scaife, BA, BTh, DipEd, MTh (Oxon)

Canon K J Borrows, LLB (Lay Canon)

Canon R Brockie, BCA CA (Lay Canon)

Canon J A Ellis, MEdL (Hons), BBS, DipTchg (Lay Canon) 

Canon Wharehoka Craig Wano (Lay Canon)

Honorary Canons

The Reverend Canon M E Brown QSM

The Reverend Canon S J C Burns, M Couns (Hons), BA (Hons), Post Grad Cert Ed, GOE

The Reverend Canon J T Joustra, Dip Woven Textiles, BA, BTh, MA

The Reverend Canon J S Minchin, Dip Dental Nursing, EFM Cert, LTh

The Reverend Canon Dr G D Pratt, BA, MA, ASB (NZ), BD, LTh (Hons), PhD, BA

Lay Canons Emeritus

Mrs J E Entwisle

Mrs J Marshall

Bishop’s Commissary in England

The Venerable T J Raphael, BA

12 St Ann’s Villas, London, W11 4 RS, Tel: 0044 71 603 0856

Hospital Chaplains

Waikato Hospital

The Reverend D Sitaram

Taranaki Hospital

Baptist Appointment, Pastor M Elliot

Social Services

Anglican Action Mission Trust

Te Ara Hou Village, 100 Morrinsville Road, Hamilton 3216, Tel: 07 856 5820

Email: info@anglicanaction.org.nz

Community Development

The Bishop’s Action Foundation

Tikituterangi House, 566 Mangorei Road, RD1, New Plymouth 4371

PO Box 547, New Plymouth 4340

Tel: 06 759 1178, Fax: 06 759 1180, Email: pa@bishopsactionfoundation.org.nz

Educational

Waikato Diocesan School for Girls, Private Bag 3051, Hamilton 3240, Tel: 07 855 9179

Mrs V McLennan, MA (Hons), DipTchg (Dist) - Principal

The Reverend Jacqueline G Paterson. BTh, DipTchg - Chaplain

St Mary’s Diocesan School, Broadway North, Stratford, Tel: 06 765 5333

Ms F Green, BA, DipTchg - Principal

The Reverend Annie Baigent-Ritchie, Dip O.T, BTheol, M.OT - Chaplain

Associated Schools

Southwell School (Preparatory School), 200 Peachgrove Road, Hamilton, Tel: 07 855 2089

Mr J Speedy, MEd (Leadership) BA, DipTchg, TTC - Headmaster

The Reverend N F Troon, BA, BTh, DipTchg - Chaplain

St Paul’s Collegiate, Hukanui Road, Hamilton Private Bag 3069, Hamilton 3240, Tel: 07 854 8899

Mr G W Lander, BA, Dip Sch Man, DipTchg - Principal

The Reverend James Stephenson BSc (Hons), BTh (Oxon) - Chaplain

St Peter’s School, Private Bag 884, Cambridge 3450, Tel: 07 827 9899

Mr D Burden - Principal

Vacant