Date1926DescriptionThe clergy and laymen who met at St Peter's Cathedral in April 1926 and who elected the Ven C. A. Cherrington, Archdeacon of Mauritius, to be the first Bishop of Waikato.
In the centre of the front row is the Archbishop's commissary, Archdeacon G. MacMurray of Auckland, who presided at the Synod.
Sitting on his left is the Venerable E. M. Cowie (Archdeacon of Waikato), while on his right is the Venerable F. G. Evans (Archdeacon of Taranaki).
First Synod of Diocese of Waikato 1926 (1926). John Kinder Theological Library, accessed 15/04/2026, https://kinderlibrary.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/14177
