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About Bruce Gilberd
- Bruce Carlyle Gilberd (born 22 April 1938) is a retired New Zealand Anglican bishop.
- He was the 8th Bishop of Auckland, from 1985 to 1995. Gilberd was educated at King's College, Auckland and the University of Auckland.
- His qualifications are BSc (Auckland), LTh, LTh (Hons), STh (St John). 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 St John's College, Auckland before being ordained as a bishop on 7 December 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.
- In the 2002 New Year Honours, Gilberd was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the community.
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