August 31, 2018
Bishops praise Archdeacon Tiki
Bishops praise Archdeacon Tiki
The late Tikituterangi Raumati is being hailed as one of the great ministers and kaumātua of the Anglican church.
Archdeacon Raumati of Ngāti Mutunga and Te Ātiawa died yesterday at his home in Urenui surrounded by whānau.
He was 81.
Bishop of Aotearoa Don Tamihere says he was kaumātua for St Mary’s Cathedral in Taranaki and patron to countless community initiatives.
Archbishop Philip Richardson, who worked closely with Archdeacon Tiki for many years and was a trusted family friend says he was a giant within Te Haahi Mihinare, and within Māoridom.
His passionate commitment to gospel and people will be his unique legacy, and his challenge to us to form a future together by a genuine reconciling of our past is a work that must continue.
Archdeacon Raumati will lie at Urenui Marae from late this afternoon and his funeral service will be held at St Joseph’s Catholic Church in New Plymouth at 1.30pm on Monday.
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