# Don Tamihere
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{{Short description|New Zealand Anglican bishop (born 1972)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| honorific-prefix = His Grace [The Most Reverend](/source/The_Most_Reverend)
| name = Donald Steven Tamihere
| honorific-suffix =
| title = {{ubl|[Te Pīhopa o Te Tairāwhiti](/source/Te_P%C4%ABhopatanga_o_Te_Tair%C4%81whiti) | (Bishop of Te Tairāwhiti) | [Te Pīhopa o Aotearoa](/source/Te_P%C4%ABhopa_o_Aotearoa) | (Bishop of Aotearoa) | Archbishop & Primate of [Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia](/source/Anglican_Church_in_Aotearoa%2C_New_Zealand_and_Polynesia) }}
| image =
| caption =
| province = [Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia](/source/Anglican_Church_in_Aotearoa%2C_New_Zealand_and_Polynesia)
| diocese = [Te Pīhopatanga o Te Tairāwhiti](/source/Te_P%C4%ABhopatanga_o_Te_Tair%C4%81whiti) [Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa](/source/Te_P%C4%ABhopatanga_o_Aotearoa)
| enthroned = 11 March 2017
| predecessor = [Brown Turei](/source/Brown_Turei)
| ordination = 11 March 2017
| consecration = 11 March 2017
| consecrated_by = Philip Richardson and Winston Halapua
| other_post =
| birth_name = Donald Steven Tamihere
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1972}}
| birth_place = [Gisborne, New Zealand](/source/Gisborne%2C_New_Zealand)
| nationality = [New Zealander](/source/New_Zealander) ([Māori](/source/M%C4%81ori_people))
| religion = [Anglicanism](/source/Anglicanism)
| residence = Gisborne
| parents =
| spouse = {{marriage|Temukisa Saifiti|1994}}
| children = 3
| profession = Clerk in Holy Orders
| alma_mater = [Saint John's Theological College](/source/St_John's_College%2C_Auckland)
}}
'''Donald Steven Tamihere''' (born 1972) is [Te Pīhopa o Te Tairāwhiti](/source/Te_P%C4%ABhopatanga_o_Te_Tair%C4%81whiti) ([Bishop](/source/Bishop) of Te Tairāwhiti). He was ordained as a bishop in March 2017, succeeding Archbishop [Brown Turei](/source/William_Brown_Turei).[{{cite news |author1=Murray, Justine |title=Whakapono [religion] is part of our DNA |url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/teahikaa/audio/201840168/%27whakapono-religion-is-part-of-our-dna%27 |accessdate=5 May 2017 |work=Radio NZ |date=16 April 2017 |archive-date=17 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517230229/http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/teahikaa/audio/201840168/%27whakapono-religion-is-part-of-our-dna%27 |url-status=live }}][{{cite web |title=Our People |url=https://tairawhiti.org/people/ |website=Te Pihopa o Te Tairawhiti |accessdate=5 May 2017 |archive-date=25 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025021816/https://tairawhiti.org/people/ |url-status=live }}] Since April 2018, Tamihere has also served as the [Te Pīhopa o Aotearoa](/source/Bishop_of_Aotearoa), the Bishop of the Maori Anglican Church and Primate and [Archbishop of New Zealand](/source/Archbishop_of_New_Zealand).
Before his election as bishop, Tamihere was Tumuaki (Dean) of Te Rau College and Ministry Educator for Te Pīhopatanga o Te Tairāwhiti.[{{cite news|title=Bishop Tamihere looking to community|url=http://www.waateanews.com/Waatea+News.html?story_id=MTU4NDM=&v=117|accessdate=5 May 2017|publisher=Waatea News|date=10 March 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025073315/https://waateanews.com/Waatea+News.html?story_id=MTU4NDM=&v=117 |archivedate=2017-10-25 |url-status=dead}}]
==Early life==
Tamihere was born in [Gisborne](/source/Gisborne%2C_New_Zealand) in 1972 to Don and Catherine Tamihere. His early childhood was spent in [Te Puia Springs](/source/Te_Puia_Springs) and [Ruatoria](/source/Ruatoria), and his teenage years in [Tokomaru Bay](/source/Tokomaru_Bay). At age 12 Tamihere was [confirmed](/source/confirmation) by Bishop [Peter Atkins](/source/Peter_Atkins_(bishop)) at [Mangahanea Marae](/source/Mangahanea_Marae) in Ruatoria. He began teaching Bible in schools at the age of 15. At 19, Tamihere left Tokomaru Bay to study at the Apostolic Church's Te Nikau Bible College in [Paraparaumu](/source/Paraparaumu). In 2001 he graduated from [Saint John's Theological College](/source/St_John's_College%2C_Auckland) with a master's degree in theology.[{{cite news|author1=Peters, Mark|title=From 'Coastie kid' to bishop|url=http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2601199-135/from-coastie-kid-to-bishop|accessdate=5 May 2017|publisher=Gisborne Herald|date=23 December 2016|archive-date=27 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227210827/http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2601199-135/from-coastie-kid-to-bishop|url-status=dead}}] Tamihere was ordained and installed as second bishop of Tairāwhiti at Porourangi Marae in Ruatoria on 11 March 2017.[{{cite news|title=Bishop Donald Tamihere installed as new bishop for Te Tairāwhiti|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY6XdPB0cD8|accessdate=5 May 2017|agency=TVNZ|publisher=Te Karere|date=12 March 2017|archive-date=29 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829130811/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY6XdPB0cD8&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}][{{cite news|title=Ordination of the new Bishop of Tairawhiti|url=https://tairawhiti.org/news/2017/2/15/ordination-of-the-new-bishop-of-tairawhiti|accessdate=5 May 2017|publisher=Te Pihopatanga o Te Tairawhiti|date=15 February 2017|archive-date=24 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024154246/https://tairawhiti.org/news/2017/2/15/ordination-of-the-new-bishop-of-tairawhiti|url-status=live}}]
==Personal life==
Tamihere met Temukisa Saifiti while studying at Te Nikau Bible College and they married in 1994. The marriage was officiated by Archdeacon Hone Kaa.