Education
Gilberd was educated at King"s College, Auckland and the University of Auckland. His qualifications are Bachelor of Science (Auckland), LTh, LTh (Honours), STh (Street John).
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Bruce Gilberd
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He was the 8th Bishop of Auckland from 1985 to 1995. Gilberd began his ordained ministry as a curate at Devonport, New Zealand. As vicar of Avondale, Auckland from 1968 to 1971, he gained further experience through secondment to Egglescliffe on Teesside in the United Kingdom as an industrial chaplain.
On his return, he became director of the Interchurch Trade and Industrial Mission (ITIM) in Wellington.
From 1980 to 1985 he was a lecturer at Street John"s College, Auckland before being ordained as a bishop in 1985. A keen fisherman and sailor, he retired in 1995.
Since retiring Gilberd has campaigned against the construction of a new marina at Tairua Harbour on Coromandel Peninsula.
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Anglican