NEW BISHOP
AUCKLAND DIOCESE
ARCHDEACON W. J. SIMKIN
THE CONSECRATION
(By Telegraph--Press Association.)
AUCKLAND,-This Day,
The new Bishop of Auckland, as successor to Archbishop Averill, is Archdeacon William John Simkin, Archdeacon of Manukau, secretary of the Auckland Diocese, and Provincial Secretary of the General Synod. The official documents were signed this morning before Archdeacon Mac Murray, acting as Commissary for Archbishop West-Watson.
The nomination was carried out by ballot at a special session of the Auckland Synod on April 10 under the presidency of Bishop Fitchett, Dunedin. All the Bishops of the Province and all standing committees subsequently approved the nomination. Arrangements for the consecration of the new Bishop will be completed as soon as possible. It is not known whether it will be in May or June. It must be a Sunday or a Saint's day and arranged so that all Bishops of the Province can attend. Archdeacon Mac Murray, who is aged 85, announced today that owing to his health he is resigning as Archbishops Commissary. This position is to be taken by Archdeacon Hawkins. Archdeacon Mac Murray will be Archdeacon Emeritus. Two of the most important positions he is resigning from are Archdeacon of Auckland and VicarGeneral of the Diocese.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 97, 24 April 1940, Page 13
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