Wai Quayle
Waitohiariki Quayle (born 1950) is a Māori Anglican bishop. Since 2019, she has served as Bishop of Upoko o Te Ika in the Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa. This makes her the first female Māori bishop in the Anglican Church, and the first woman born in New Zealand to become a bishop in the Anglican Communion.[1][2]
Having been ordained a deacon in 2013 and a priest in 2014, she was Archdeacon of Wairarapa from 2015 to 2019.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ "First Māori Woman Appointed as Bishop". 2019-05-03.
- ^ "Waitohiariki Quayle is the world's first Māori woman bishop | RNZ News". Radionz.co.nz. 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ^ "History made in New Zealand as first indigenous woman elected to serve as bishop". Anglican Communion News Service. Anglican Communion Office. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Waitohiariki Quayle is the world's first Māori woman bishop". Radio New Zealand. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ Coltman, Karen (13 September 2019). "'Wai' now Bishop Quayle". Wairarapa Times Age. Retrieved 20 September 2019.