Richard Ellena

Victor Richard Ellena (born 15 January 1951 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Nelson[1] between 3 February 2007 and his retirement at the end of 2018.

The Right Reverend

Richard Ellena
Bishop of Nelson
ChurchAnglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
DioceseNelson
PredecessorDerek Eaton
Orders
Ordination1985
Consecration2007
Personal details
Born1951

He was educated at the University of Canterbury after which he worked as a teacher until studying for the Priesthood. He was ordained an Anglican priest in 1985 and has held incumbencies at Kensington-Otipua,[2] Blenheim and Marlborough, where he was also the area's Archdeacon.[3]

He was consecrated bishop of the Diocese of Nelson at 3 February 2007.[4] An Evangelical Anglican, he is a supporter of the Anglican realignment, having attended the Global South Fourth Encounter, in Singapore, at 19–23 April 2010, and the GAFCON II, in Nairobi, Kenya, at 21–26 October 2013.[5]

References
  1. Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
  2. Bishop’s Biography
  3. NZ clerical Directory Archived 2006-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ACANZP Lectionary, 2019 (p. 145)
  5. Gafcon looks to the future, 25 October 2013, Church Times, London
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
Derek Eaton		 Bishop of Nelson
2007–2018		 Succeeded by
Stephen Maina-Mwangi


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