Te Pīhopatanga o Te Tai Tokerau
Diocese of Te Tai Tokerau Māori: Te Pīhopatanga o Te Tai Tokerau | |
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| Bishopric | |
Arms of the Te Tai Tokerau | |
| Incumbent: Te Kitohi Pikaahu ONZM | |
| Style | The Right Reverend |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Territory | North Island |
| Ecclesiastical province | Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
| Headquarters | Paihia, Bay of Islands |
| Information | |
| First holder | Ben Te Haara |
| Formation | 7 March 1992 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Archdiocese | Aotearoa |
| Language | Māori, English |
| Current leadership | |
| Major Archbishop | Don Tamihere |
| Pīhopa | Te Kitohi Pikaahu ONZM |
| Website | |
| https://tetaitokerau.anglican.org/ | |
Te Pīhopatanga o Te Tai Tokerau is an episcopal polity or diocese of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Literally, the diocese is the Anglican bishopric of the north coast of the North Island of Aotearoa, New Zealand; also known as the synod (or in Māori: Te Hui Amorangi).
Te Pīhopatanga extends from the Bombay Hills south of Auckland through to Te Rerenga Wairua (the North Cape). According to the 2001 census, there are approximately 25,000 Māori Anglicans within this area. Te Tai Tokerau is one of five pīhopatanga, or episcopal units, that comprise Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa, the Māori Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand.