Upoko O Te Ika

This article is about the Anglican diocese. For Māori radio station, see Te Upoko O Te Ika.

Te Hui Amorangi o Te Upoko o Te Ika is an Anglican diocese in the lower and western regions of the North Island in Aotearoa, New Zealand. According to a 2001 census there were approximately 14,000 Maori Anglicans living in the region. Te Upoko o Te Ika (literally the head of the fish) is one of five Hui Amorangi, or episcopal units, that comprise Te Pihopatanga o Aotearoa, the Maori Anglican Church in New Zealand.^[1]

There are several rohe, or ministry units, within Te Hui Amorangi o Te Upoko o Te Ika.^[1] These are:

Poneke,
Manawatu-Rangitikei,
Rimutaka-ki-Muritai,
Whitireia,
Taranaki-ki-te-Tonga, and
Taranaki.

The Bishop of Te Upoko o Te Ika is The Right Reverend Muru Walters, MA, Dip Ed, LTh (Aot), Adv Dip Tchg, PGD (Arts), and the administrator is Mrs L. Walters.^[1]

References

1 2 3 "Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa o Te Upoko o Te Ika". anglican.org.nz. Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Retrieved 11 July 2015.

Dioceses in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia

New Zealand	Auckland Christchurch Dunedin Nelson Waiapu Waikato and Taranaki Wellington

Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa	Manawa O Te Wheke Tairāwhiti Tai Tokerau Upoko O Te Ika Waipounamu

Tikanga Pasefika	Polynesia

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