Evidence of Bishop Ross Bay for Faith-based redress hearing on 17-18 March 2021. The Rt Reverend Ross Bay has been the Bishop of Auckland since 2010 having been ordained as a priest in 1989. In his evidence Bishop Ross apologised to survivors. His evidence set out the history of the Diocese of Auckland, the processes for dealing with complaints and claims of abuse and the relationship between the Diocese and various schools and trust boards.  Bishop Ross also addressed estimated claims and outcomes from Church processes.