Te Pīhopatanga o Te Tairāwhiti
Te Pihopatanga o Te Tairāwhiti is an Episcopal polity of Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia in Tairāwhiti.
The Pīhopatanga serves communities on the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island – from Potaka in the North, to Woodville in the South. In general this covers the Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu and the Turanga-nui-a-kiwa iwi., there are approximately 17,000 Māori Anglicans within this area.
The current Pīhopa o Te Tairāwhiti is Donald Tamihere.
Ministry
Te Tairāwhiti is one of five Episcopal Units that comprise Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa.There are five rohe within Te Tairāwhiti:
| Area | Priest |
| Ngāti Porou | Rev Canon Morehu Te Maro |
| Turanga-Whangara | |
| Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa | |
| Matau a Maui | Rev Canon Numia Tomoana |
| Waipawa | Ven John Flavell |
Parishes
Te Tairāwhiti has around 30 parishes spread across four rohe.| Parish | Area | Rohe |
| Te Rau College | Gisborne | Turanga-Whangara |
| St David's Church, Kaiti | Gisborne | Turanga-Whangara |
| Nikora Tapu | Wainui Beach, Gisborne | Turanga-Whangara |
| Toko Toru Tapu | Gisborne | Turanga-Whangara |
| Toko Toru Tapu | Manutuke | Turanga-Whangara |
| Mihaia Anglican Church | Tolaga Bay | Turanga-Whangara |
| Patoromu Church | Whangara | Turanga-Whangara |
| St Peter's Church, Waiherere | Hexton, Gisborne | Turanga-Whangara |
| Te Hunga Tapu Katoa | Muriwai | Turanga-Whangara |
| St Mary's Church | Tokomaru Bay | Ngāti Porou |
| St Abraham's Church | Waipiro Bay | Ngāti Porou |
| St Barnabas Church | Hicks Bay | Ngāti Porou |
| St Stephen's Church | Te Araroa | Ngāti Porou |
| Pokai Whare, Tikapa | Ruatoria | Ngāti Porou |
| St Paul's Church | Ruatoria | Ngāti Porou |
| St Michael's & All Angels Church | Ruatoria | Ngāti Porou |
| Kariaka Marae | Ruatoria | Ngāti Porou |
| St Andrew's Church | Ruatoria | Ngāti Porou |
| St Mary's Church | Tikitiki | Ngāti Porou |
| St John's Church | Tikitiki | Ngāti Porou |
| Tawhiti A Maru Marae | Wairoa | Kahungunu Ki Te Wairoa |
| St Paul's Anglican Church | Wairoa | Kahungunu Ki Te Wairoa |
| Nuhaka Maori Anglican Church | Nuhaka | Kahungunu Ki Te Wairoa |
| Putahi Marae | Frasertown | Kahungunu Ki Te Wairoa |
| St John's Church | Omahu | Te Matau a Maui |
| St Luke's Church | Paki Paki | Te Matau a Maui |
| St Matthew's Church | Waipatu | Te Matau a Maui |
| Kohupatiki Marae | Clive | Te Matau a Maui |
| Te Pou Herenga Waka o Te Whakapono | Napier, New Zealand | Te Matau a Maui |
The Pīhopatanga is also home to two Māori Anglican boarding schools, Te Aute College and Hukarere Girls' College.
Leadership
Archbishop Brown Turei was elected as the first Pīhopa o Te Tairāwhiti in 1992. Turei was also Te Pīhopa o Aotearoa and Archbishop of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa-New Zealand and Polynesia. Turei had planned to retire as bishop in March 2017 but he died on January 9, 2017. At 92, Brown was the oldest Primate in the Anglican Communion.In March 2016 Donald Tamihere was elected to succeed Turei at an electoral synod held at the Toko Toru Tapu Church, Manutuke, following the announcement of Turei's retirement earlier in the year. Tamihere was ordained and installed as the second bishop of Te Tairāwhiti at a service held at Waiomatatini Marae, Ruatoria on March 11, 2017.
Maui Tangohau serves as Vicar General of Tairāwhiti.
Canon Emeritus
- The Reverend Canon Huatahi Niania
- The Reverend Canon Keeni Priestley
- The Reverend Canon Brent Swann
- The Reverend Canon Tiopira Tuhiwai
- The Reverend Canon Jacqueline Moana Te Amo
- The Reverend Canon Morehu Te Maro