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Auckland moves towards new bishop

The Diocese of Auckland comes up with a nomination for assistant bishop.

The Auckland Electoral College convenes in Holy Trinity Cathedral.

Taonga News | 10 Jun 2011 | 1 Comment

The Diocese of Auckland met as an Electoral College at the weekend to nominate an assistant bishop for the diocese.

The proceedings in Holy Trinity Cathedral were confidential, so no reporting is possible. Up to 300 representatives of parishes and mission units were involved in the process.

The college's nominee must now be approved by a majority of all the other bishops of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Members of General Synod/Te Hinota Whanui also are involved in the process, which can stretch to several weeks.

Tony Fitchett

Thursday 30 June 2011 4:46:37 am

A minor correction: initially the nomination does not need APPROVAL by the Bishops. Their initial act is to certify that they DON'T DISAPPROVE - and they can only 'disapprove' on certain specified grounds. Their part in APPROVAL is only as one of the Houses in the General Synod/te Hinota Whanui, which SANCTIONS the nomination, which happens after the Bishops have NOT DISAPPROVED.