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About William Williams
William Williams was consecrated as the first Anglican Bishop of Waiapu, New Zealand, on 3 April 1859 by the General Synod at Wellington. His son, Leonard Williams became the third Bishop of Waiapu and his grandson, Herbert Williams, the sixth. His brother, the Rev. Henry Williams, led the Church Missionary Society (CMS) mission in New Zealand. William Williams led the CMS missionaries in translating the Bible into Māori and published an early dictionary and grammar of the Māori language.
Everything about William Williams →- Occupation
- Anglican priest, Anglican theologian, missionary, bishop
- Position held
- Anglican Bishop of Waiapu
- Citizenship
- New Zealand, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- July 18, 1800
- Died
- February 9, 1878