Richard Ellena
The Right Reverend Richard Ellena |
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Bishop of Nelson | |
Church | Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
Diocese | Anglican Diocese of Nelson |
Predecessor | Derek Eaton |
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Ordination | 1985 |
Consecration | 2007 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1951 |
Victor Richard Ellena (born Christchurch, 15 January 1951) is a New Zealand Anglican bishop. He is the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Nelson since 5 February 2007.[1]
He was educated at the University of Canterbury after which he worked as a teacher until studying for the Priesthood. He was ordained an Anglican priest in 1985 and has held incumbencies at Kensington-Otipua,[2] Blenheim and Marlborough, where he was also the area's Archdeacon.[3]
He was consecrated bishop of the Diocese of Nelson at 5 February 2007. An orthodox Evangelical Anglican, he is a supporter of the Anglican realignment, having attended the Global South Fourth Encounter, in Singapore, at 19-23 April 2010, and the GAFCON II, in Nairobi, Kenya, at 21-26 October 2013.[4]
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Preceded by | Bishop of Nelson 2006–present |
Incumbent |
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