Former Anglican dean dies

A former Anglican Dean of Auckland, Bishop George Rae Monteith, has died, aged 100.

Bishop Monteith, known as "Monty", was ordained a deacon at St Matthew-in-the-City in 1928 and served at parishes in England, Dargaville and Auckland before being appointed Dean of Auckland in 1949. He became Vicar-General in 1963 and Assistant Bishop of Auckland in 1965.

He also sat on the committee that oversaw the building of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Parnell.