Manuhuia Bennett Explained

Right Reverend Manuhuia "Manu" Augustus Bennett (10 February 1916 – 20 December 2001) was a New Zealand Anglican Bishop in the second half of the 20th century.[1] [2] He was born in Rotorua on 10 February 1916 into an ecclesiastical family: his father Frederick Augustus Bennett was the inaugural Bishop of Aotearoa.[1] [3] He identified with the Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāti Rangitihi iwi.[4] Educated at the University of Hawaiʻi and ordained in 1940, he was a Curate in the Diocese of Waiapu before becoming a Chaplain to the New Zealand Forces. When peace returned he was a Māori Missionary at Rangitīkei. Later he was Vicar of St Faith's Rotorua[5] before being appointed Suffragan Bishop of Aotearoa in 1951. He was Bishop of Aotearoa from 1968 to 1981 and a member of the Waitangi Tribunal from 1986 to 1997.[1] He died on 20 December 2001.[6]

Honours and awards

In 1977, Bennett was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal.[7] In the 1981 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George. On 6 February 1989, Bennett was the eleventh appointee to the Order of New Zealand.[8] The following year, he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Obituary: Manu Bennett . Cumming, Geoff . 22 December 2001 . . 19 October 2011.
  2. http://www.barcham.org.uk/Bennetts.htm The Bennett Family
  3. “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991
  4. Web site: Dame Miraka Szazsy and the Right Reverend Manuhuia Bennett. Tariana. Turia. 20 December 2013. New Zealand Government. 12 January 2012.
  5. http://www.stfaiths.co.nz/Disclaimer.html Church web site
  6. Web site: Bishop Manuhuia Bennett. Helen. Clark. 20 December 2013. Office of the Prime Minister of New Zealand. 12 January 2012.
  7. Book: Taylor . Alister . Coddington . Deborah . Alister Taylor . Deborah Coddington . Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand . 1994 . New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa . Auckland . 0-908578-34-2 . 65.
  8. "Honours and Awards" (16 February 1989) 27 New Zealand Gazette 417 at 418.