Richard Ellena, Date of Birth

Richard Ellena

New Zealand bishop

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1951

Profession: Catholic priest

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Victor Richard Ellena (born 15 January 1951 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand Anglican bishop.
He has been the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Nelson since 3 February 2007. He was educated at the University of Canterbury after which he worked as a teacher until studying for the Priesthood.
He was ordained an Anglican priest in 1985 and has held incumbencies at Kensington-Otipua, Blenheim and Marlborough, where he was also the area's Archdeacon.He was consecrated bishop of the Diocese of Nelson at 3 February 2007.
An Evangelical Anglican, he is a supporter of the Anglican realignment, having attended the Global South Fourth Encounter, in Singapore, at 19–23 April 2010, and the GAFCON II, in Nairobi, Kenya, at 21–26 October 2013.