Hone Tana Papahia (1856 – 9 February 1912) was a New Zealand Anglican clergyman, missionary. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāpuhi iwi and Te Horohuhare and Ngati Haua hapū of Te Rarawa iwi.[1] He was the son of Wiremu Tana Papahia.[1] He was born in Orongotea on the north-west shore of the Hokianga Harbour in about 1856.[2]
Hone Tana Papahia | |
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| Born | 1856 Orongotea, on the north-west shore of the Hokianga Harbour, New Zealand |
| Died | 9 February 1912 (aged 55–56) Hokianga, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Missionary |
He attended the native teachers' institute at the Kaitaia Mission of the Church Missionary Society (CMS), where he was trained by the Rev. Joseph Matthews. From 1885 to 1887 he attended Te Rau Kahikatea Theological College at Gisborne,[3] where he studied under the Rev. William Leonard, and his nephew the Rev. Alfred Owen Williams, both members of the CMS.[1]
On 27 March 1887 in St George's Church at Thames, Papahia was admitted as a deacon by the Bishop of Auckland, William Cowie. From 28 March 1887 to 1905 he worked as a missionary to the Māori in the Waiparera district from Hokianga to Ahipara. On 10 January 1892 he was appointed a priest. From 1894 to 1903 he was the chaplain to Bishop Cowie and then his successor Bishop Neligan from 1903 to 1911. He was also appointed in 1905 as the assistant to the Archdeacon Hector Alfred Hawkins, the superintendent of the Māori Mission of the Auckland Diocese.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Blain Biographical Directory of Anglican clergy in the South Pacific" (PDF). 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ Toi, Wiritai. "Hone Tana Papahia". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ The Centenaru Volume of the Church Missionary Society for Africa and the East 1799-1899 (PDF). London : Church Missionary Society, digital publication: Cornell University. 1902.
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