Holy Trinity Anglican Church - New Plymouth

CLERGY

Robert Henry Cole, B.D., L.L.B.. D.L.L., succeeded Archdeacon Govett in 1903. He was a scholar of wide experience who had seen much of the world when he came to Taranaki. He had private means and as he did not enjoy good health he took long sea journeys hoping to benefit from them. He lived with his wife and family in Ronald Street, Strandon. The house was later used as a hostel for boarders at the New Plymouth Girls' High School. Archdeacon Cole had no definite parish. the Home Mission being his responsibil­ity and this work prospered greatly under his guidance. A number of priests came from England to join the Mission in Taranaki. among the being George Cruickshank. after­wards Dean of Dunedin and later Bishop of Waiapu. The Archdeacon paid great attention to the church at Te Henui, restoring it chiefly at his own cost. Mrs. Cole and her sister. Miss Hamilton also took a great interest in the work of the church. Under their guidance the Sunday School increased three-fold. Mrs. Cole gave her services as organist and a guild was formed to clean and care for the church. After World War 1 Archdeacon Cole and his family went to Auckland where he died in 1935 and in accordance with his wishes he was buried in Te Henui cemetery. He left a sum of mono^, to provide an income for an Archdeacon of Taranaki.

Henry Handley Brown M.A.. (1813­18931, was ordained priest in 1837 and ministered as vicar of Burton. Lincolnshire. from 1837-1858. With his wife and family of six sons and live daughters he sailed for New Zealand in the "Eclipse" in 1858. arriving in 1859 after a voyage lasting four months. Hi, first appoinment was to °matt. Mr. Brown was affectionately known throughout the arch- deaconry as "Parson Brown." He journeyed many miles on horseback to the outlying districts and he worked earnestly for thirty years in Taranaki. With his death closed the :pioneering" era of the parish. He was buried in St. Mary's churchyard.

Rev. Kyngdon, Curate of St. Mary's.

1857-1860. Mr. Woolaston, Catechist. Bell Block.

1856-1859: Rev Lally, Locum tenens during the absence of Rev. Govctt in England.

-1893: Rev. H. H. Brown. Rev. French, Rev. T. Farley. Curate. Rev. A. English. Curate.

1898-1900: Rev. Walker, Vicar of Waitara. 1898-1901: Rev. F. W. Young. Curate of St. Mary's.

1902 Rev. A. F. Smith, Curate of St. Mary's.

1904-1905: Rev. H. M. Bradbury. Curate of St. Mary's. Rev. Spencer Sanders.

1905-1906: Rev. A. Fowler, Curate of St Mary's, with charge of Te Henui and cast of town. Rev. A. F. Smith, Locum tenens. Rev. Latter. Locum tenens.

1915-1920: Rev. Favell. First Vicar. Institut­ed by Bishop Averill. Parochial district established.

1920-1929: Rev. G. T. Beale. L.Th.

1923 Rev. Beaufort. Locum tenens, six months. Rev. J. Adams, Locum tenens, six months.

1929 Canon Gillespie, Locum tenens.

1930-1935: Rev. Stephens, Curate at St. Mary's.

1935-1944: Rev. G. Griffin.

1944-1947: Rev. J. Zimmerman. L.Th. 1947-1950: Canon Turner.

1950-1957: Rev. M. N. Richards. Parish established 1955.

1957-1961: Rev. W. A. Beaumont. 1961-1967: Rev. F. W. Cook. L.Th.

Assistants:

1962-1963: Rev. Tiki Raumati. 1964-1965: Rev. Darrow A'iona. 1965-1966: Rev. F.  vicar of Mokau  in 1970

1967- Rev. J. A. G. Day. B.A.

1968- Canon A. F. Charles. Assistant.

Rev. Beaumont was living in semi­retirement in Blenheim at the time of his death in March, 1970. He took a great interest in the compilation of these notes for this record. We are grateful to hint for having given us details of events and (acts which he thought would be of interest to parishioners of Holy Trinity.