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Bishop Victoria Matthews installed as Warden

On Sunday night I led a very dramatic service in which the eighth Bishop of Christchurch, Victoria Matthews, was installed as Warden in Christ’s College, Canterbury, the school where I serve. Ancient and contemporary combined: organ, brass, timpani, violin, French horns, fanfare trumpets, choirs, and board, staff, families, and students at full voice sang Maori,

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Victoria Matthews 8th Bishop of Christchurch

Images from Saturday’s Installation of the 8th Bishop of Christchurch, Bishop Victoria Matthews, speak for themselves. A thousand people packed the cathedral for a warm welcome which included Ngai Tahu and the Hui Amorangi O Te Waipounamu and Tikanga Pasefika. Bishop Mark MacDonald, National Indigenous Bishop of the Anglican Church of Canada, preached. Photographs sourced

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