George Connor (bishop)

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George Howard Douglas Connor (born 1942) was the eighth bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Dunedin in Dunedin, New Zealand.[1]

Connor was educated at St John's College, Auckland and ordained in 1966.[2] He was a Theological Tutor for the Church of Melanesia and then a Maori Mission priest for the Diocese of Waiapu. He was Archdeacon of Waiapu and then Regional Bishop in the Bay of Plenty. He was consecrated bishop 2 April 1989 and served the Bay of Plenty until 2005 when he was translated to Dunedin.[3] He resigned his episcopal see on 30 November 2009.[4]

He additionally served as Convening Bishop of Tikanga Pakeha (New Zealand dioceses), 1998–2006, and as such Co-Presiding Bishop of New Zealand, 2004–2006; in retirement, he has served as He Pīhopa Āwhina (an honorary assistant bishop) in Te Tai Tokerau since 2010.[3] In 2012 he completed a master's degree in history at Massey University.[5] He is married to Nonie Connor.[6]

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  1. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
  2. ^ Crockford's clerical directory 1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  3. ^ a b ACANZP Lectionary, 2019 (p. 145)
  4. ^ Diocesan web site
  5. ^ Connor, George Howard Douglas (2012). Whāia te atuatanga : theological education, text books, Te Rau College, cultures and contexts (MA (History) thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University.
  6. ^ Anglican Communion Directory, March 2000

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Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Bishop of Dunedin
2005–2009
Succeeded by