Brown Turei
William Brown Turei ONZM (12 December 1924 – 9 January 2017) was the Archbishop, Te Pīhopa o Aotearoa/Bishop of Aotearoa (senior bishop of the Māori Tikanga) and Primate/Te Pīhopa Mataamua of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. He shared the primacy with Philip Richardson, archbishop for the New Zealand dioceses, and Winston Halapua, Bishop of Polynesia.
The Most Reverend Brown Turei ONZM | |
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| Primate of New Zealand and Archbishop Te Pīhopa o Aotearoa and Te Pīhopa o Te Tairāwhiti | |
Turei in 2016 | |
| Province | Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
| Diocese | Te Pīhopatanga o Te Tairāwhiti |
| In office | 2006–2017 (Primate) 2005–2017 (Aotearoa) 1992–2017 (Tairāwhiti) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 December 1924 Ōpōtiki, New Zealand |
| Died | 9 January 2017 (aged 92) Gisborne, New Zealand |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Spouse | Mihi Turei |
| Alma mater | Saint John’s College |
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