Steve Maina

Stephen Maina Mwangi (born 1970) is a Kenya-born New Zealand Anglican bishop. He has been the bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Nelson since 2019.

Early life, education and career Maina was born in Kenya in 1970 and is the son and grandson of Anglican priests. He was raised in the church and experienced a personal conversion at age 14. Maina received a BA in sociology and religious studies from Egerton University in Njoro, Kenya, then an MDiv from Nairobi's Evangelical Graduate School of Theology. He was a pastor and church planter at the non-denominational Nairobi Chapel until 2003, when he was ordained in the Anglican Church of Kenya.

After his ordination, Maina was general secretary of Church Army Africa. He became more closely connected with New Zealand and in 2009 joined the NZCMS as national director and immigrated to New Zealand with his wife Watiri, an Anglican deacon, and their two young daughters. Since immigrating, the Mainas have become New Zealand citizens.

In September 2020, Maina joined a coalition of other Christian leaders calling on voters to vote no in the ultimately successful 2020 New Zealand euthanasia referendum.