Frederick Bennett (bishop)
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The Right Reverend Frederick Bennett CMG |
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| Bishop of Aotearoa | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Waiapu |
| Elected | 1928 |
| Successor | Wiremu Panapa |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1896 |
| Consecration | 2 December 1928 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Frederick Augustus Bennett |
| Born |
November 15, 1871 Ohinemutu, Lake Rotorua |
| Died | September 16, 1950 (aged 78) Kohupatiki, Hawke's Bay |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Hana Te Unuhi Mere Paaka (1899–1909) Arihia Rangioue Pokiha (1911–1950) |
Frederick Augustus Bennett CMG (1872 – 16 September 1950) was a New Zealand Anglican Suffragan Bishop who served as the first Bishop of Aotearoa from 1928 to 1950.
Frederick Augustus Bennett was born on 15 November 1871 at Ohinemutu, Lake Rotorua. His mother was Raiha Ratete (Eliza Rogers), a high-born woman of Ngati Whakaue in Te Arawa, and his father was Thomas Jackson Bennett, a storekeeper who had emigrated to New Zealand from Ireland in 1849.
His early years were spent in Maketu, where he was baptised by S. M. Spencer. In 1883 he gained a scholarship to St Stephen's Native Boys' School in Auckland, and in 1884 he continued his studies at Te Wairoa Native School at Lake Tarawera. Around this time Bennett met with Bishop A. B. Suter of Nelson. With the consent of his parents, the Bishop took Bennet to Nelson to continue his education at Bishop's School where he was a prefect.
In 1893 Bennett accepted a post at Putiki, Wanganui, as lay reader at the Māori mission, but by the end of 1895 he had returned to Nelson to engage in further study. He was ordained deacon in 1896, completed his licentiate in theology and was ordained priest in 1897. As assistant curate at All Saints' Church he organised the choral singing, and was influential in building a church at Motueka, and a school at Whangarae Bay.
In 1905, Bennett moved to Rotorua superintendent of the Maori mission. His area extended from Rotorua to Taupo and south to Tokaanu. After serving in Rotorua for 13 years, Bennett moved on to Hawke's Bay to carry out further mission work. In 1917 he was installed as pastor at Waipatu, and his mission area extended from Nuhaka to Waipawa. He was elected a member of the standing committee for the diocese of Waiapu, and served on the Te Aute Trust Board.
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