Edward Craig Stuart (1827 – 15 March 1911) was the second Anglican Bishop of Waiapu,[1] whose episcopate spanned a 16-year period[2] during the second half of the 19th century.

[5] With his great friend Valpy French[6] Stuart worked in India[7] as a CMS missionary for 21 years, first at Agra and latterly (until his appointment to the episcopate) at Jalalpur.

Recruited from came from India in 1874, Stuart, previously the Secretary of the Church Missionary Society at Calcutta, went to New Zealand for his health, and remained there, proving to be a valuable helper and adviser.

The Diocese, having the power of election under the constitution of the Church, chose Stuart to be Williams' successor.

[10] On 31 January 1894 he resigned and his last calling was as a CMS missionary in Julfa, Ispahan, Persia, for 15 years from 1894.