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The Right Rev Dr John Armes has announced that he will retire as Bishop of Edinburgh on 31 August this year.
Bishop John, who was consecrated as 26th Bishop of Edinburgh in May 2012, will reach his 70th birthday later this year. Confirming his retirement in a letter to the Clergy of the Diocese of Edinburgh, he said: “By then I shall be in my fourteenth year as your bishop, a period of ministry which, for me, has been full of joy and a sense of huge privilege.”
He continued: “I shall, of course, continue to hold the diocese in prayer as collectively you discern who God may be calling to be your next bishop. I shall do all I can to ensure that the transition is a smooth one – this will include keeping out of the way when necessary!
“In the meantime, please pray for Clare and me and our family at this time of personal transition. After 46 years of full-time ministry there will be a lot to get used to. Please pray also for the Dean and Standing Committee and others who will have particular responsibilities in the electoral process.”
Prior to his election as Bishop in 2012, he was Rector of St John’s, Princes Street, Edinburgh and Dean of the Diocese of Edinburgh. He arrived in Edinburgh in 1998 after spending time as Area Dean of Rossendale and Priest in Charge of Goodshaw and Crawshawbooth in the Diocese of Manchester.
Bishop John, who was consecrated as 26th Bishop of Edinburgh in May 2012, will reach his 70th birthday later this year. Confirming his retirement in a letter to the Clergy of the Diocese of Edinburgh, he said: “By then I shall be in my fourteenth year as your bishop, a period of ministry which, for me, has been full of joy and a sense of huge privilege.”
He continued: “I shall, of course, continue to hold the diocese in prayer as collectively you discern who God may be calling to be your next bishop. I shall do all I can to ensure that the transition is a smooth one – this will include keeping out of the way when necessary!
“In the meantime, please pray for Clare and me and our family at this time of personal transition. After 46 years of full-time ministry there will be a lot to get used to. Please pray also for the Dean and Standing Committee and others who will have particular responsibilities in the electoral process.”
Prior to his election as Bishop in 2012, he was Rector of St John’s, Princes Street, Edinburgh and Dean of the Diocese of Edinburgh. He arrived in Edinburgh in 1998 after spending time as Area Dean of Rossendale and Priest in Charge of Goodshaw and Crawshawbooth in the Diocese of Manchester.
HE PĀNUI NĀ TE WHĀNAU TURIA:
Ka tanuku, ka tanuku!
Ka tanuku koa te tāhūhū o Rangitāhuahua whare, ka horo!
Ka horo i te rironga o tōna poutokomanawa!
Te pou tautoko o te tini, te pou whakawhirinaki o te mano, Te Pou Tupua, ka riro!
He tini whetū ki te rangi, he wai kei aku kamo, ka heke ki ngā wai o Whangaehu, hei utu i te aroha ki taku kura Kahurangi ka riro!
E mate, kei hea rā tō aroha?
E mate, kei hea rā tō ngākau atawhai?
Waiho mai ki ahau a roimata, a hūpē hei hoa haere mōku, mō te whānau e ora nei.
The whānau of the Honourable Dr Dame Tariana Turia advise, with deep sadness, the passing of their beloved kuia at Whangaehu Marae in Whanganui in the early hours of Friday 3 January 2025.
A mother of six; grandmother; and great-grandmother of over 80 mokopuna, Kahurangi (Dame) Tariana will be remembered for spearheading a movement of transformation inspired by her belief in whānau being able to define their own solutions.
Her introduction of the concept of Whānau Ora in 2002; and her leadership as the first Minister for Whānau Ora in 2010, has been instrumental in changing the ways in which the State have worked for Māori and Pasifika families over the last two decades.
Kahurangi Tariana championed the drive for self-determination; becoming co-leader of the Māori Party in 2004 after she famously ‘crossed the floor’ to vote against the Foreshore and Seabed Bill.
Serving as a member of parliament for 18 years from 1996 to 2014, she was also resolute in her efforts to embed tobacco control reform; ‘enabling good lives’ with disabled persons; confronting rheumatic fever and establishing a ten year Māori housing strategy; He Whare Ahuru He Oranga Tangata.
Kahurangi Tariana worked tirelessly to advocate for Te Awa Tupua; the Whanganui River in the inaugural role of Te Pou Tupua from 2017 to 2021.
The loss of her beloved husband, George, in April 2019 took a significant toll on Dame Tariana, as has her declining health over the last two years.
It was her heartfelt wish to return home to lie in the house of Rangitāhuahua; her last days surrounded with the laughter of mokopuna, the waiata of her whānau; the karakia and kōrero that had always given her comfort.
Whānau will be gathering at Pakaitore where Dame Tariana will lie at 1pm today. From there, she will travel by waka to Putiki Marae, before returning home to Whangaehu at approximately 4pm.
For today and Saturday 4 January; this will be the time for the iwi of Te Ranga Tupua. On Sunday and Monday the marae will open to the motu, to come and say their farewells.
Powhiri will be held at 9am and 2pm each day.
The nehu will be held on Tuesday 7 January at 11am.
The key contact for the tangihanga arrangements is Jevada Kinnaird
Email - Jevada.kinnaird@hotmail.com
Cell phone - 027 355 9275
Media enquiries to Helen Leahy; text 021-881-031
Ka tanuku, ka tanuku!
Ka tanuku koa te tāhūhū o Rangitāhuahua whare, ka horo!
Ka horo i te rironga o tōna poutokomanawa!
Te pou tautoko o te tini, te pou whakawhirinaki o te mano, Te Pou Tupua, ka riro!
He tini whetū ki te rangi, he wai kei aku kamo, ka heke ki ngā wai o Whangaehu, hei utu i te aroha ki taku kura Kahurangi ka riro!
E mate, kei hea rā tō aroha?
E mate, kei hea rā tō ngākau atawhai?
Waiho mai ki ahau a roimata, a hūpē hei hoa haere mōku, mō te whānau e ora nei.
The whānau of the Honourable Dr Dame Tariana Turia advise, with deep sadness, the passing of their beloved kuia at Whangaehu Marae in Whanganui in the early hours of Friday 3 January 2025.
A mother of six; grandmother; and great-grandmother of over 80 mokopuna, Kahurangi (Dame) Tariana will be remembered for spearheading a movement of transformation inspired by her belief in whānau being able to define their own solutions.
Her introduction of the concept of Whānau Ora in 2002; and her leadership as the first Minister for Whānau Ora in 2010, has been instrumental in changing the ways in which the State have worked for Māori and Pasifika families over the last two decades.
Kahurangi Tariana championed the drive for self-determination; becoming co-leader of the Māori Party in 2004 after she famously ‘crossed the floor’ to vote against the Foreshore and Seabed Bill.
Serving as a member of parliament for 18 years from 1996 to 2014, she was also resolute in her efforts to embed tobacco control reform; ‘enabling good lives’ with disabled persons; confronting rheumatic fever and establishing a ten year Māori housing strategy; He Whare Ahuru He Oranga Tangata.
Kahurangi Tariana worked tirelessly to advocate for Te Awa Tupua; the Whanganui River in the inaugural role of Te Pou Tupua from 2017 to 2021.
The loss of her beloved husband, George, in April 2019 took a significant toll on Dame Tariana, as has her declining health over the last two years.
It was her heartfelt wish to return home to lie in the house of Rangitāhuahua; her last days surrounded with the laughter of mokopuna, the waiata of her whānau; the karakia and kōrero that had always given her comfort.
Whānau will be gathering at Pakaitore where Dame Tariana will lie at 1pm today. From there, she will travel by waka to Putiki Marae, before returning home to Whangaehu at approximately 4pm.
For today and Saturday 4 January; this will be the time for the iwi of Te Ranga Tupua. On Sunday and Monday the marae will open to the motu, to come and say their farewells.
Powhiri will be held at 9am and 2pm each day.
The nehu will be held on Tuesday 7 January at 11am.
The key contact for the tangihanga arrangements is Jevada Kinnaird
Email - Jevada.kinnaird@hotmail.com
Cell phone - 027 355 9275
Media enquiries to Helen Leahy; text 021-881-031
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