Wiremu Panapa

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

The Right Reverend Wiremu Panapa

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. During World War II he was a Chaplain to the New Zealand Forces. When peace returned he held incumbencies in Rotorua and Taupo [3] before being appointed Suffragan Bishop of Aotearoa in 1951. He retired in 1967 (before 29 October)[4] 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. Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
  4. "The Living Church". 1967.
Religious titles
Preceded by
Frederick Augustus Bennett		 Bishop of Aotearoa
1951–1968		 Succeeded by
Manuhuia Augustus Bennett


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