New Archbishop Installed at Nelson

There was much to occupy the attention of clergy and laity at the 35th General Synod of the Church of England held in Nelson, but by tar the most important was the election of a new Primate and Archbishop to succeed Archbishop R. H. Owen, who died the day before the synod met. The Rt. Rev.N. A. Lesser, Bishop of Waiapu, was elected. He had been senior bishop following the resignations of Archbishop Owen and Bishop J. Simkin last year. This was not the first time a Primate and Archbishop had been elected at Nelson, but the installation of Archbishop Lesser at Nelson Cathedral was unique in the history of the church in the diocese.

The scene in the cathedral just after Archbishop Lesser had accepted the Primatial Cross

The Most Rev.N. A. Lesser

The Synod in session

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Bishop T. Sherwood-Jones came from England to assist in consecration of his son-in-law, the Rt Rev.E. A. Gowing as Bishop of Auckland.

Bishops W. N. Panapa (Aotearoa) and F. O. Hulme-Moir exchange a Maori greeting at the garden party at Bishopdaie.

Bishops and wives at Bishopdaie. From left: Bishops Hulme-Moir, N. A. Lesser, Panapa, A. M. Johnstone (Dunedin), A. K. Warren (Christchurch), A. T. Hill (Melanesia), Gowing, L. S. Kempthorne (Polynesia).J. T. Holland (Waikato) and R. H. W. Baines (Wellington).