The Archdeacon of Blenheim, Richard Ellena, has been elected the next Anglican Bishop of Nelson.
Bishop Ellena, 55, had been Bishop Derek Eaton's vicar general, or deputy, since 2002.
New Bishop of Nelson elected
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