Wiremu Panapa
Rt Rev. Wiremu Netana Panapa, CBE (1898–1970) was a New Zealand Anglican Suffragan Bishop in the second half of the 20th century.[1]
He was born on 7 June 1898,[2] educated at St John's College, Auckland and ordained in 1921. After curacies in the Diocese of Auckland he was its Māori Diocesan Missioner. During World War II he was a Chaplain to the New Zealand Forces. When peace returned he held incumbencies in Rotorua and Taupo [3] before being appointed Suffragan Bishop of Aotearoa in 1951. He retired in 1967 (before 29 October)[4] and died on 10 June 1970.
Notes
- 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
- “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
- "The Living Church". 1967.
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| Preceded by Frederick Augustus Bennett |
Bishop of Aotearoa 1951–1968 |
Succeeded by Manuhuia Augustus Bennett |
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