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Haurongo: Patteson, John Coleridge

Five Anglican bishops, photographed probably in the early 1860s

A photograph of a group of ministers in front of a tree, one seated and the rest standing

Pioneering bishops of the Anglican church in New Zealand were (standing, from left) George Augustus Selwyn, Henry John Chitty Harper, Charles John Abraham, and John Coleridge Patteson and (seated, front) William Williams.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: PA2-2773

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

David Hilliard. 'Patteson, John Coleridge', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/18/five-anglican-bishops-photographed-probably-in-the-early-1860s-3 (accessed 4 June 2026).