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Biography: Averill, Alfred Walter

Alfred Walter Averill

Alfred Walter Averill
An energetic and effective clergyman, Alfred Walter Averill came to New Zealand as vicar of the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Christchurch, and rose to be Archbishop of the Anglican church in New Zealand. He is pictured here with his wife, Mary.

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Warren E. Limbrick. 'Averill, Alfred Walter', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/55/alfred-walter-averill (accessed 4 June 2026).