Wiremu Te Āwhitu
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Wiremu Te Āwhitu
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Wiremu Hākopa Toa Te Āwhitu was the first Māori to be ordained a Roman Catholic priest. He was born at Ōkahukura, north of Taumarunui, in the central North Island, and was of Ngāti Hāuaroa and Ngāti Maniapoto descent. After his ordination in 1944 he worked at Ōtaki in 1945 and 1946 and then in Hawke's Bay for 11 years. He suffered a stroke in 1958 and spent several years recuperating. He resumed ministry in Taranaki in 1966. He moved to Jerusalem on the Whanganui River in 1968 and spent 21 years
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Maori Catholic priest
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2023-06-11T05:39:51Z
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