Brown Turei
William Brown Turei | |
|---|---|
| Te Pihopa o Aotearoa | |
| Province | The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
| Diocese | Te Hui Amorangi ki Te Tairawhiti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Brown Turei 12 December 1924 |
| Nationality | New Zealander (Māori) |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Spouse | Mihi Turei |
| Alma mater | Saint John’s College |
William Brown Turei ONZM (12 December 1924 – 9 January 2017) was the Archbishop, Te Pihopa o Aotearoa/Bishop of Aotearoa (senior bishop of the Maori Tikanga) and Primate/Te Pihopa Mataamua of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. He shared the primacy with Philip Richardson, archbishop for the New Zealand dioceses, and Winston Halapua, Bishop of Polynesia.
Biography
Childhood and education
Turei was born in 1924 in Opotiki, to the Waititi whānau. He became a whāngai to the Turei whanau in Cape Runaway, on the East Cape. He was named after the Reverend Brown Turei, a Hāhi Mihinare priest on the east coast.
He spent his primary school years at Rangitukia and Cape Runaway and studied at Te Aute College for four years. He briefly attended College House, Christchurch, before enlisting with C Company of the 28 Maori Battalion to serve in World War II. After the war he attended St John's College, Auckland and was ordained a priest in 1950.
On 15 October 2009 Turei was selected by Te Aute College to be a part of its 1st XV leaders group. The honour is given to former pupils over the age of 55 who have made a significant contribution to Māori society. Turei attended Te Aute College from 1939 to 1943.
Ordained ministry
Turei served the Anglican Church in parishes and Maori pastorates in Tauranga, Whangara, Te Puke, Whakatane, Manutuke, Christchurch and Waipatu. He was appointed Archdeacon of Tairāwhiti in 1982 and has had a long association with Hukarere Girls College, becoming chaplain there in 1984. He was also chaplain of the Napier Prison for four years.
In 1992 Turei was elected as Te Pihopa ki Te Tai Rawhiti, following the reforms of the Anglican Church in 1990. In February 2006 he was elected to succeed Whakahuihui Vercoe as Pihopa o Aotearoa, at a hui at Turangawaewae, and on May 11 he was installed and appointed co-presiding Bishop of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia alongside David Moxon and Jabez Leslie Bryce.
In August 2016 Turei announced that he would retire as Bishop of Tairawhiti by the year's end, and as Maori archbishop in March 2017.[1] However, he died before that date, on 9 January 2017.[2] He was 92 years old.[3]
Family
Turei was married to Mihi (née King) and they had three children.
References
- ^ "Maori Archbishop to retire in March 2017". anglicannews.org. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Archbishop Brown Turei dies at 92". anglicannews.org. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Archbishop Brown Turei a 'gentle and wise' man". Gisborne Herald. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia media office:Anglicans elect tripartite leadership, May 9, 2006
- Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia media office:Backgrounder: Bishop Brown Turei, Pihopa o Aotearoa, May 9, 2006
- Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia: Minutes of The 57th Session of the General Synod / te Hīnota Whānui 2006, May 7–12, 2006