Wiremu Netana Panapa CBE (1898–1970) was a New Zealand Anglican Suffragan Bishop in the second half of the 20th century.[1]
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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.
In 1937 he was a selector for the New Zealand Māori rugby league team along with Jim Rukutai, and Ernie Asher.[3]
During World War II he was a Chaplain to the New Zealand Forces. When peace returned he held incumbencies in Rotorua and Taupō[4] before being appointed Suffragan Bishop of Aotearoa in 1951. In the 1954 New Year Honours, Panapa was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[5] He retired in 1967 (before 29 October)[6] and died on 10 June 1970.
Notes edit
- ^ 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ "George Nepia Available". Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 167. 16 July 1937. p. 13. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
- ^ "No. 40055". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 1 January 1954. p. 44.
- ^ "The Living Church". 1967.
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