John Campbell Paterson (born 4 January 1945) was the Anglican Bishop of Auckland from 1994 to 2010.
He was then the vicar of Waimate from 1971 to 1976 where he also had chaplaincy and administrative posts before being ordained to the episcopate as the Bishop of Auckland on 24 February 1995; he served in that role until 2010, and as Primate of New Zealand, 1998–2004.
On his retirement he was presented with the Cross of St Augustine by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
He has been He Pīhopa Āwhina (an honorary assistant bishop) in Te Tai Tokerau since 2010 and called "archbishop emeritus" since 2015.
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