Willie Pwaisiho

William Alaha Pwaisiho[2] (called Willie;[3] born 14 May 1948)[1] is a Rector in the Church of England and a retired bishop of the Anglican Church of Melanesia.

Willie Pwaisiho
Rector of Gawsworth
DioceseDiocese of Chester
In office1999–present
Other postsBishop of Malaita (1981–1989)
General Secretary, Melanesian Board of Mission (1990–1995)
Honorary assistant bishop, Diocese of Chester (1997–present)
Orders
Ordination1974 (deacon); 1975 (priest)
Consecration28 June 1981
Personal details
Born (1948-05-14) 14 May 1948
NationalityMelanesian
DenominationAnglican
ParentsStephen Honiuhi & Esther Makatoro[1]
SpouseKate Kome Oikada[1]
Children2 sons; 3 daughters[1]
Alma materBishop Patteson Theological College, Kohimarama

Early ministry

Pwaisiho was ordained a deacon in 1974 and a priest in 1975; he was Chaplain to Norman Palmer, Archbishop of Melanesia and to the Police in Honiara, both in 1976. He then became curate (the first missionary priest from Melanesia), at Mission Bay, New Zealand (1977–1978) then Chaplain and Tutor, Bishop Patteson Theological College in Kohimarama (1979–1980) where he himself had trained. His final post before appointment to the episcopate was as Dean of St Barnabas Provincial Cathedral, Honiara (1980–1981).[1]

Bishop of Malaita

His election to become the second Bishop of Malaita was reported in May 1981[3] and he was duly consecrated on 28 June 1981 at Malaita Cathedral.[4] He resigned as Bishop of Malaita in 1989, becoming a tutor at the Melanesian Brotherhood HQ in Tabalia for a year, then the first General Secretary of the Melanesian Board of Mission, Honiara until 1995.[1]

Parish ministry

Pwaisiho returned to parish ministry, first in the east of Honiara, 1995–1997, then in the UK as assistant curate at St Anne and St Francis, Sale[5] until 1999. With his arrival in Sale he was licensed as an honorary assistant bishop of the Diocese of Chester, and following his curacy in Sale, he was appointed Rector of Gawsworth, Cheshire in 1999;[6] he remains in both posts as of 2016. In Cheshire, he has served as Chaplain to John Richards, High Sheriff (2002–2003); as Honorary Chaplain to the national charity CrimeBeat (2004–present); and a Member of the Ethnic Minority Independent Advisory Group for Cheshire Constabulary. He became an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2004 and is also a member of Melanesian Mission UK and of the Churches Together in Britain and Ireland Pacific Forum.[1]

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References
  1. "Pwaisiho, William Alaha". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 24 August 2016. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  2. "William Alaha Pwaisiho". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  3. "In brief: Two new bishops". Church Times (#6170). 15 May 1981. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 August 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.
  4. List of small publications in the Archives of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (in the National Archives of Solomon Islands) (Accessed 24 August 2016)
  5. "Appointments". Church Times (#7024). 26 September 1997. p. 6. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 August 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.
  6. "Appointments". Church Times (#7099). 5 March 1999. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 August 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
Leonard Alufurai		 Bishop of Malaita
1981–1989		 Succeeded by
Raymond Aumae
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