Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean
Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean | |
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Holy Bible | |
Theology | Anglican doctrine |
Polity | Episcopal |
Primate | James Wong |
Associations | Anglican Communion, Global South |
Territory | Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles |
The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean is a
The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean is a member of the
Dioceses
Madagascan dioceses
Diocese of Antananarivo
The Bishop of
Diocese of Antsiranana
Bishops of Antsiranana have included Gabriel Josoa (until 1982), Keith Benzies (1982 to his death in 2002), Roger Chung Po Chuen (until 2012), Oliver Simon (2012–2015) and Théophile Botomazava (2015-2021).
Diocese of Fianarantsoa
The diocese of Fianarantsoa, has been established since at least 2003[5] and Gilbert Rakotondravelo had been the Bishop of Fianarantsoa since before 2010.[6]
Diocese of Mahajanga
Jean-Claude Andrianjafimanana had been the (Anglican) Bishop of Mahajanga, since before 2003.[5]
Diocese of Toamasina
When
Diocese of Toliara
Todd McGregor was elected in 2006 to become a suffragan/assistant bishop over the Toliara (Tuléar) missionary area of the Diocese of Antananarivo, to prepare that area to become a diocese. On 21 April 2013, the new Diocese of Toliara was erected out of Antananarivo diocese and McGregor became the first bishop diocesan.[12] On 14 March 2021, the Rt Rev Dr Samitiana Jhonson Razafindralambo, formerly the assistant bishop, was elected the next bishop and installed as the 2nd Bishop of Toliara on 25 April 2021.[13]
Diocese of Mauritius
- See: Bishop of Mauritius.
Diocese of Seychelles
Archbishops
- 1973–1976 Edwin Curtis
- 1978–1983 Trevor Huddleston
- 1984–1995 French Chang-Him
- 1995–2005 Remi Rabenirina
- 2006–2017 Ian Ernest
- 2017–present James Wong
References
- ^ Conger, George (19 April 2023). "Shared beliefs, but different aims — GAFCON and GSFA not ready to merge". Anglican Ink. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "GAFCON III largest pan-Anglican gathering since Toronto Congress of 1963". Anglican Ink. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Anglican Communion". Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ a b Africa South of the Sahara 2003, p. 608 (Accessed 22 February 2017)
- ^ Diocese in Europe Calendar and Prayer Diary, July to December 2010 Archived 23 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 22 February 2017)
- ^ "Church Times: "The Church in Madagascar", 19 May 1939, p 547". Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-74, 85th Edition, p 1370.
- ^ "Church Times: "Death of USPG missionary", 14 May 1982, p 3". Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Church Times: "Death of Bishop James Seth", 11 April 1975, p 20". Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Diocese of York Prayer Diary — October 2011 Archived 23 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 22 February 2017)
- ^ Diocese of Toliara — A Brief History Archived 2018-08-07 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 22 February 2017)
- ^ "Diocese of Toliara -Who we are (Accessed 24 July 2021)".