Ross Graham Bay is the current Bishop

Bishop

A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

 of Auckland in the Anglican Church of New Zealand since 17 April 2010.

Bay was educated in Papatoetoe

Papatoetoe

Papatoetoe is a suburb in the Auckland conurbation in northern New Zealand. One of the larger suburbs of the area commonly known as South Auckland, it is located to the northwest of central Manukau, and 18 kilometres southeast of Auckland city centre....

 and at the Bible College of New Zealand

Bible College of New Zealand

Laidlaw College, formerly known as Bible College of New Zealand , is an evangelical Bible college in New Zealand. The college offers tertiary courses in biblical, theological, historical and pastoral studies. It also offers teaching and counseling degrees...

. He was ordained in 1989 and began his ministry with a curacy at Whangarei

Whangarei

Whangarei, pronounced , is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the regional capital of Northland Region. Although commonly classified as a city, it is officially part of the Whangarei District, administered by the Whangarei District Council a local body created in 1989 to administer both the...

. Later he was priest assistant

Curate

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 at St Matthew's, Auckland

St Matthew's, Auckland

St Matthew's, or St Matthew-in-the-City, is an historic Anglican church located in the Central Business District of Auckland, renowned for its neo-Gothic style since its completion in 1905.-History:...

, and then vicar

Vicar

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 of Ellerslie

Ellerslie, New Zealand

Ellerslie is a suburb of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. It is seven kilometres to the southeast of the city centre, close to State Highway 1...

. He became the vicar of St Mark's Remuera

Remuera

Remuera is a residential suburban area within Auckland city, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located four kilometres to the southeast of the city centre...

, in 2001 and was appointed Archdeacon

Archdeacon

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 of Auckland in 2006. His last post before being ordained to the episcopate was as the Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland

Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland

Holy Trinity Cathedral is situated in Parnell, a residential suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.The first Anglican place of worship in Auckland was "Old" St Paul's, at the bottom of Princes Street, but Parnell residents tired of walking about over paddocks to reach their church. The first church...

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