Philip Richardson (born 1958 in Devonport) is a New Zealand Anglican bishop. Since 2018, he has been the Bishop of Waikato and Taranaki, diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Waikato and Taranaki. Since 2013, he has also been the Senior Bishop of the New Zealand dioceses (Tikanga Pakeha); this made him one of the three co-equal Archbishops and Primates of the Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.[1][2][3] He announced his intention of stepping down as Primate in 2023[4] and completed his service as senior bishop of the New Zealand dioceses on 30 June 2023.[5]
Philip Richardson | |
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| Bishop of Waikato and Taranaki Archbishop Emeritus | |
_(Philip_Richardson_cropped).jpg) Richardson in 2022 | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
| Diocese | Waikato and Taranaki |
| See | Taranaki |
| In office | 2008–present |
| Predecessor | Helen-Ann Hartley (as co-diocesan bishop) |
| Other post(s) | Archbishop and Primate (2013–2023) Suffragan Bishop in Taranaki (1999–2008) co-diocesan Bishop of Taranaki (since 2008) Bishop of Waikato and Taranaki (since 2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 Devonport, New Zealand |
From 1992 to 1999, Richardson was warden of Selwyn College at the University of Otago. From his consecration on 10 July 1999[6] until 2008, he was the suffragan Bishop in Taranaki under the diocesan Bishop of Waikato in the then-Diocese of Waikato. In 2008, he became co-diocesan Bishop of Taranaki; but since the 2018 vacancy in the See of Waikato, he has been sole diocesan bishop,[7] called Bishop of Waikato and Taranaki.[8][9][10]
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- ^ "The beginning of the story..." The Bishop’s Action Foundation. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "New Archbishop 'a community visionary'". Anglican Tonga. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "New Anglican Archbishop named". Taranaki Daily News. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ Clarke-Morris, Julanne (15 December 2022). "Primate of New Zealand to step down". Anglican Church of Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia.
- ^ Clarke-Morris, Julanne (15 December 2022). " Philip retires as Synod president". Anglican Taonga. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ ACANZP Lectionary, 2019 (p. 146)
- ^ "Minutes of the first session of the Thirty-Ninth Synod" (PDF). Diocese of Waikato and Taranaki. October 2017. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Bishop Philip and Staff". Waikato & Taranaki Anglicans. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Tairawhiti Bishop, Don Tamihere, elected as Primate of Aotearoa, New Zealand & Polynesia". Anglican Communion News Service. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Tiki Raumati: the challenge for us". Anglican Taonga. 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2022.