David Moxon
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The Most Reverend Sir David Moxon KNZM |
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| Archbishop Emeritus | |
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| Church | Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
| Other posts | Archbishop of Canterbury's Representative to the Holy See (2013–present) Archbishop of New Zealand (2006–2013) Bishop of Waikato (1993–2013) |
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| Ordination | 1978 (deacon) 1979 (priest) |
| Consecration | 13 August 1993 |
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| Birth name | David John Moxon |
| Born | 6 September 1951 |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Rome, Italy |
| Spouse | Tureiti Moxon |
| Children | Kirihimete Moxon Te Aro Moxon Tureia Moxon Awatea Moxon |
Sir David John Moxon KNZM (born 6 September 1951) is a New Zealand Anglican bishop. He is currently the Archbishop of Canterbury's Representative to the Holy See and Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome. He was previously the Bishop of Waikato in the Diocese of Waikato and Taranaki, the archbishop of the New Zealand dioceses and one of the three primates of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. In the 2014 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the Anglican Church. The title 'Sir' is not used in the United kingdom for knighted clergy for historic reasons, but it is officially provided for in New Zealand and some other Commonwealth countries by their respective Governors-General.
David Moxon was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand in 1951. He was educated at Freyberg High School, where he was head boy. After one year at Massey University Palmerston North in 1971, he then attended the University of Canterbury/College House, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in education and psychology in 1974, before studying again at Massey University, where he graduated with a master's degree with honours in education and sociology in 1976. In 1975, as an ordinand for the Diocese of Waiapu, he studied theology at the University of Oxford Honours School, based at St Peter's College. He graduated from Oxford with a bachelor's degree with honours in 1978 and a master's degree in 1982. He also gained a Certificate in Maori Studies from Waikato University and a Licentiate in Theology (LTh) from the Bishopric of Aotearoa.
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