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Very Rev. Fr . '''Ian Nield''' is a priest an [[Archpriest]] in the [[Deanery of New Zealand (Antiochian)|Deanery of New Zealand]] within the [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, and New Zealand, and All Oceania]].
==BiographyLife==Ian James Nield was born in Oldham, England in 1961. He was christened [[Baptism|baptized]] in October 1961 at Saint St. Margaret's Church, Hollinwood and was brought up as a High Church Anglican. With his parents he moved to New Zealand in 1970.
He was educated at various schools in New Zealand and England in the 1970s before commencing his studies at the University of Waikato in 1980. There was no Anglican chaplaincy at university so he sought the pastoral oversight of the Roman Catholic chaplains [[chaplain]]s on campus, Fr . Gerald Quin and Fr . Graham Alexander. It was at university he met his future wife Joanne—they were , to whom he was married in 1986, by Canon Stuart Anderson (+March 2009, Hastings, NZ) at Saint St. James Anglican Church, Lower Hutt, NZ, by Canon Stuart Anderson in 1986.
In 1987 Ian and his wife moved to England so that he could pursue his doctoral studies. He completed his PhD in mathematics physics in 1990 and returned to New Zealand in 1994, settling in Auckland. In 1998 the Nield family moved back to Lower Hutt.
By 1998 it had become painfully obvious that Ian could no longer call the Anglican Church his ecclesial home. After a period of instruction the whole family was received into the Orthodox Church on [[Palm Sunday]] ([[April 4]]), 1999. Beginning in September 2000, Ian served on the Archdiocesan board of trustees.
Dr . Nield was asked on several occasions by [[Metropolitan ]] [[Archbishop ]] [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand|Paul Saliba]] to take up [[ordination|ordained]] ministry. In late 2002, Ian recognised this calling and accepted His Eminencethe metropolitan's request that he be the [[priest ]] to the mission in Wellington. Consequently he was [[ordination|ordained ]] to the [[deacon|diaconate]] and the [[priest]]hood in January 2003, and serves as head of [[mission]] in Wellington. Fr . Ian serves Eastern Rite in Wellington and [[Western Rite]] in Lower Hutt on alternating weeks. On [[May 8]], 2009, at the hierarchical [[Divine Liturgy|liturgy]] for the archdiocesan annual [[clergy]] symposium, Fr. Ian was elevated to the rank of [[archpriest]] by Metr Paul.
As well as his [[parish]] duties and Archdiocesan administrative duties, Fr . Ian has served on the Archdiocesan board of trustees since September 2000 and assists the Dean[[dean]], V. Rev. Fr Archpriest [[Jack Witbrock]] , in the administration of the Deanery of New Zealand.
Fr . Ian has fulltime full time secular employment as a senior official at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. He holds degrees in Chemistry, Physics , and Mathematics and has professional qualifications in Finance.
Fr . Ian and his wife Joanne have four children who are all homeschooledof school age==Source==[http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/view/475/50/ Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]
==External links==
[[Category:Orthodoxy in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Priests]]
[[Category:Converts to Orthodox Christianity|Nield]]
[[Category:Converts to Orthodox Christianity from Protestantism|Nield]]
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