Ross Bay
{{short description|New Zealand bishop}}
{{Distinguish|text=Rohss Bay, a bay in Antarctica}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| honorific-prefix = The Right Reverend
| name = Ross Bay
| honorific-suffix = {{postnominals|country=NZL|size=100%|NZL|QSM|OStJ}}
| image = Ross Bay QSM (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Bay in 2022
| church = Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
| title = Bishop of Auckland
| other_post =
| ordination = 1989 (deacon)
1989 (priest)
| ordained_by =
| consecration = 17 April 2010
| consecrated_by =
| birth_name = Ross Graham Bay
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1965}}
| nationality = New Zealand
| religion = Anglican
| residence = Auckland, New Zealand
| spouse = Jacquie Bay
| parents =
| children =
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| alma_mater = {{ubl|Bible College of New Zealand|Australian College of Theology|London University}}
}}
Ross Graham Bay {{postnominals|country=NZL|OStJ|QSM}} (born 1965) has been the 11th Bishop of Auckland in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia since 17 April 2010.{{cite web |url=http://anglican.org.nz/content/download/50400/254201/file/2019%20Lectionary%20.pdf |title=ACANZP Lectionary |publisher=Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |year=2019 |page=145 |access-date= }}
Biography
Bay was born in Auckland and educated in Papatoetoe, before studying theology at the Bible College of New Zealand and St John's College, Auckland. He was ordained in 1989 and began his ministry with curacies in Kohimarama and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland. Later he was priest assistant at St Matthew's, Auckland, and then vicar of Ellerslie. He became the vicar of St Mark's Remuera in 2001 and was appointed Archdeacon of Auckland in 2006.
Bay's last post before being ordained to the episcopate, at age 45, was as the 8th Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral from 2007 to 2010.{{cite web |url=https://aucklandanglican.org.nz/who-we-are/bishop-episcopal-team-diocesan-staff/ |title=Bishop & Episcopal Team |publisher=Anglican Diocese of Auckland |date=26 March 2020}}{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/east-bays-courier/3137989/Bishop-in-the-making |title=Bishop in the making |work=Stuff |date=9 December 2009 |access-date=26 March 2021}} While Dean of Holy Trinity, he officiated the funeral of Sir Edmund Hillary on 22 January 2008.{{cite news |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/minute-by-minute-coverage-sir-edmunds-funeral/J7BC4NXFPRY7IYTFHTP3IZXY34/ |title=Minute by minute coverage: Sir Edmund's funeral |work=New Zealand Herald |date=22 January 2008 |access-date=26 March 2021}}
Bay currently serves on the board of governors for private secondary schools King's College and Diocesan School for Girls which both have strong links to the Anglican church.{{cite web|url=https://www.kingscollege.school.nz/about-kings/governance/|title= Governance |publisher=King's College |date=26 March 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://diocesan.school.nz/board-of-governors|title= Governors |publisher=Diocesan School for Girls |date=26 March 2020}} Other governance roles include Chairman of the Diocesan Council, Chairman of Trustee of King's College, Trustee of the General Trust Board, General Church Trust Board, Auckland City Mission and president of the Selwyn Foundation.{{cite web|url=http://202.169.196.26/OurPeople/RtRevRossBay/tabid/8384/language/en-US/Default.aspx|title= Board of Directors |publisher=Trust Management |date=26 March 2020}} Bay is a volunteer officer in the Auckland Operational Support Unit of Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
Honours and awards
In 2020, Bay was appointed an Officer of the Order of St John.{{London Gazette |issue=62918 |date=13 February 2020 |pages=2738–2739}} In the 2022 Queen's Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours, he was awarded the Queen's Service Medal, for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community.{{Cite web |title=The Queen's Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours List 2022 – Citations for the Queen's Service Medal |url=https://dpmc.govt.nz/honours/lists/qb2022-qsm |access-date=2022-06-18 |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |date=6 June 2022}}
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Category:Anglican archdeacons in New Zealand
Category:Anglican bishops of Auckland
Category:Religious leaders from Auckland