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Five Anglican bishops, 1865

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Five Anglican bishops, 1865

Five bishops of the early Anglican Church in New Zealand assemble in Christchurch in 1865 for the church's General Synod (national council). They are (from left) the first Anglican Bishop, George Selwyn; the Bishop of Christchurch, Henry Harper; the Bishop of Wellington, Charles Abraham; and the Bishop of Melanesia, John Patteson. Seated in front is William Williams, the Bishop of Waiapu (East Coast).

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Allan K. Davidson, Anglican Church – Colonial Anglicans, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/27662/five-anglican-bishops-1865 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Allan K. Davidson, published 23 March 2011.