David Vunagi
GCMG | |
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Governor-General of Solomon Islands | |
Assumed office 7 July 2019 | |
Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
Prime Minister | Manasseh Sogavare |
Preceded by | Sir Frank Kabui |
Archbishop of Melanesia Bishop of Central Melanesia | |
In office 2009–2017 | |
Preceded by | Sir Ellison Pogo |
Succeeded by | George Takeli |
Personal details | |
Born | Samasodu, ) | 5 September 1951
Sir David Okete Vuvuiri Vunagi,
Early life and education
Vunagi was born in Samasodu, on
Career
He was a teacher at the Bishop Patteson Theological College Kohimarama, in Solomon Islands, in 1992.
Vunagi later moved to Canada, where he was assistant priest at St. Anselm's Parish in the Diocese of New Westminster, British Columbia, from 1996 to 1998.
He returned afterwards to the Solomon Islands, where he was a priest in the Diocese of Ysabel. In 1999, he went back to teaching at the Selwyn College, where he was principal. He became Mission Secretary at the Provincial Headquarters of the Church of Melanesia, in 2000. Vunagi was elected the same year Bishop of the Diocese of Temotu, which he was until 2009. He was consecrated as a bishop and installed as the third Bishop of Temotu on 6 May 2001.[3]
He was elected the 5th Archbishop and Primate of the
He attended the
Archbishop Vunagi left office on 6 September 2015, in a ceremony that took place at St. Barnabas Cathedral, in Honiara, attended by the nine bishops of the Anglican Church of Melanesia. He was succeeded as acting Primate by Nathan Tome, Bishop of Guadalcanal, the senior bishop of the province, until the election of the new Primate on 12 February 2016.[7]
In June 2019, he became the only candidate to be the next Governor-General of Solomon Islands, the Queen's viceregal representative in the country, and officially took office on 7 July 2019.
Personal life
Archbishop Vunagi is married to Mary Vunagi, the second child of Bishop Dudley Tuti, and has three children.
References
- ^ "CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD | Honours and Awards | the Gazette".
- ^ "Index V".
- ^ List of small publications in the Archives of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (in the National Archives of Solomon Islands) p. 26. (Accessed 25 August 2016)
- ^ Anglican Church of Melanesia elects new Archbishop, 6 March 2009, Anglican Communion News Service
- ^ "The Anglican Church of Melanesia has a new Archbishop, Global South Anglican Online, 9 March 2009". Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ "Communiqué of the Global South Primates Bangkok, Thailand, 20 July 2012, Global South Anglican Online, 21 July 2012". Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ Conger, George (2015-09-11). "Solomon Islands archbishop steps down". Anglican Ink © 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-19.