John Gray
New Zealand Anglican bishop
About John Gray
Lived 1947 – 2015 (aged 67–68). John Gray was a New Zealand.
John Robert Kuru Gray (1947 – 13 November 2015) was a New Zealand Anglican bishop.
Born in 1947 of Ngāti Porou and Ngāti Kahungunu descent, Gray was raised at Tokomaru Bay. After studying nursing in Invercargill, he moved to Christchurch where he became active in the Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd in the suburb of Phillipstown. He was elected to the vestry and served as a churchwarden and, for five years, as a lay reader, before being ordained as a deacon in 1982. He was consecrated a bishop on 17 February 1996.
Gray died on 13 November 2015,
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Who was John Gray?
New Zealand Anglican bishop
When was John Gray born?
John Gray was born in 1947.
When did John Gray die?
John Gray died on 13 November 2015.
What nationality was John Gray?
John Gray was New Zealand.
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· DBpedia: John Gray (New Zealand bishop)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Gray. https://biography.guide/john-gray-1947/
MLA: "John Gray." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/john-gray-1947/.
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