Te Pīhopatanga o Te Waipounamu
Diocese of Te Waipounamu Māori: Te Pīhopatanga o Te Waipounamu | |
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| Bishopric | |
| Incumbent: Vacant | |
| Style | The Right Reverend |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Territory | South Island |
| Ecclesiastical province | Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
| Headquarters | Christchurch |
| Coordinates | 43°32′29″S 172°39′40″E / 43.5413°S 172.661°E |
| Information | |
| First holder | John Gray |
| Formation | 1992 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Language | Māori, English |
| Current leadership | |
| Parent church | Anglican Communion |
| Major Archbishop |
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| Pīhopa | Vacant |
Te Pīhopatanga o Te Waipounamu 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 South Island of Aotearoa, New Zealand; also known as the synod (or in Māori: Te Hui Amorangi).
Te Pīhopatanga encompasses the South Island in its entirety and also Stewart Island / Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. Its headquarters are based at premises at 290 Ferry Road, Christchurch. According to the 2001 census there were approximately 15,000 Māori Anglicans within this area.
Te Waipounamu is one of five pīhopatanga, or episcopal units, that comprise Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa, the Māori Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand.