Wiremu Panapa

Wiremu Netana Panapa CBE (1898–1970) was a New Zealand Anglican Suffragan Bishop in the second half of the 20th century.[1]

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 1953, Panapa was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[5] In the 1954 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[6] He retired in 1967 (before 29 October)[7] and died on 10 June 1970.

Notes

  1. ^ 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
  2. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  3. ^ "George Nepia Available". Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 167. 16 July 1937. p. 13. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
  5. ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 419. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  6. ^ "No. 40055". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 1 January 1954. p. 44.
  7. ^ "The Living Church". 1967.


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