Bishops of Waiapu - Paul Reeves, William Leonard Williams, William Williams, Herbert William Williams, William Walmsley Sedgwick (Paperback)

Chapters: Paul Reeves, William Leonard Williams, William Williams, Herbert William Williams, William Walmsley Sedgwick, Alfred Walter Averill, George Vincent Gerard, Edward Craig Stuart, Peter Geoffrey Atkins, John William Bluck, Murray John Mills, George Craig Cruickshank, David Rice, Ralph Vernon Matthews. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 41. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Sir Paul Alfred Reeves, ONZ, GCMG, GCVO, CF, QSO (born December 6, 1932) was Archbishop and Primate of New Zealand from 1980 to 1985 and the 15th Governor-General of New Zealand from 22 November 1985 to 20 November 1990. Reeves was educated at Wellington College and at Victoria College, University of New Zealand (Victoria University of Wellington), where he graduated a BA in 1955 and an MA in 1956. He went on to study for ordination in the Church of the Province of New Zealand at St John's College, Auckland, receiving his Licentiate in Theology in 1958. Reeves was ordained deacon in 1958. After serving a brief curacy at Tokoroa, he spent the period 195964 in England. From 1959 until 1961 he was an Advanced Student at St Peter's College, Oxford (BA 1961, MA 1965) as well as Assistant Curate at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin. He was ordained priest in 1960. He served two further curacies in England, first at Kirkley St Peter (196163), then at Lewisham St Mary (196364). Returning to New Zealand, Reeves was Vicar of Okato St Paul (196466), Lecturer in Church History at St John's College, Auckland (196669), and Director of Christian Education for the Anglican Diocese of Auckland (196971). In 1971 Reeves was appointed Bishop of Waiapu and consecrated to the episcopate. He was Bishop of Auckland 197985 and Archbishop and Primate of New Zealand 198085. During this time he also served as chairman of the ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=126359