Muru Walters


Muru Walters
Te Pīhopa o Te Upoko o Te Ika
Walters in 2012
ProvinceAnglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
DioceseTe Pīhopatanga o Te Upoko o Te Ika
Installed7 March 1992
Term ended2018
PredecessorNew diocese
SuccessorWai Quayle
Personal details
Born(1935-01-16)16 January 1935
Kaitaia, New Zealand
Died14 February 2024(2024-02-14) (aged 89)
Mangawhai, New Zealand
DenominationAnglicanism
Alma mater
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1955–1963 North Auckland ()
1965 Poverty Bay 6 (31)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1956–1963 New Zealand Māori (211)

Muru Walters (16 January 1935 – 14 February 2024) was a New Zealand author, master carver, broadcaster, artist, rugby union player and Māori Anglican bishop. He was the first Pīhopa (bishop) of Te Pīhopatanga o Te Upoko o Te Ika from his consecration on 7 March 1992 until his retirement in 2018.