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Wiremu Netana Panapa CBE (1898–1970) was a New Zealand Anglican Suffragan Bishop in the second half of the 20th century.

He was born on 7 June 1898, educated at St John's College, Auckland and ordained in 1921. After curacies in the Diocese of Auckland he was its Māori Diocesan Missioner.

In 1937 he was a selector for the New Zealand Māori rugby league team along with Jim Rukutai, and Ernie Asher.

During World War II he was a Chaplain to the New Zealand Forces. When peace returned he held incumbencies in Rotorua and Taupō before being appointed Suffragan Bishop of Aotearoa in 1951. In the 1954 New Year Honours, Panapa was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He retired in 1967 (before 29 October) and died on 10 June 1970.

Notes

1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
“Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
"George Nepia Available". Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 167. 16 July 1937. p. 13. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
"No. 40055". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 1 January 1954. p. 44.
"The Living Church". 1967.

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Preceded byFrederick Augustus Bennett	Bishop of Aotearoa 1951–1968	Succeeded byManuhuia Augustus Bennett

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Churches	Holy Sepulchre, Auckland St John the Evangelist, Auckland St Matthew's, Auckland St Paul's, Auckland St Stephen's, Auckland St Saviour's Christ's College St Michael and All Angels, Christchurch All Saints', Dunedin St Matthew's, Dunedin St James, Franz Josef All Saints', Hokitika All Saints, Howick St James', Kerikeri Good Shepherd, Lake Tekapo Holy Trinity, New Plymouth All Saints, Palmerston North St Paul's, Papanui St Alban's, Pauatahanui Holy Trinity, Port Chalmers Rangiātea Church Christ Church, Russell Christ Church, Taita St Mary's, Timaru St John's Anglican, Trentham St John the Baptist, Waimate North St Michael's, Waimea West St Barnabas, Warrington St Barnabas, Wellington St John the Evangelist, Westport
Educational institutions	St John's College, Auckland theological college) Cathedral Grammar Christ's College, Christchurch Corran Craighead Diocesan Diocesan School for Girls, Auckland Hadlow Preparatory Huntley King's College King's School Nga Tawa Diocesan Rathkeale St Margaret's St Matthew's Collegiate St Michael's St Paul's Collegiate Samuel Marsden Collegiate Southwell Taranaki Diocesan School for Girls Waikato Diocesan Whanganui Collegiate
Former churches and cathedrals	Holy Trinity Avonside ChristChurch, Christchurch Good Shepherd, Christchurch St Luke's, Christchurch St John the Baptist, Christchurch St John's, Hororata St Martin's at St Chad's

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