Diocese of Temotu explained

The Diocese of Temotu is one of the ten dioceses within the Anglican Church of Melanesia. Established in 1981, it has contributed three of its six bishops to the role of archbishop of the province.

The diocese encompasses Temotu Province, the easternmost province of the Solomon Islands, previously known as Santa Cruz Islands Province. The province includes the remote islands of Anuta and Tikopia.

List of bishops

Bishops of Temotu
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
19811987Amos WaiaruFirst bishop; became Archbishop of Melanesia in 1988.
1987?Lazarus MunamuaSecond bishop; consecrated and installed on 20 September 1987.[1]
19992009David VunagiThird bishop; became Archbishop of Melanesia in 2009.
?2016George TakeliFourth bishop; became Archbishop of Melanesia in 2016.
20162019Leonard DaweaFifth bishop; became Archbishop
2020presentWillie TungaleSixth bishop; consecrated and installed on 16 February 2020.[2]

References

  1. http://anglicanhistory.org/oceania/COM_archives.pdf List of small publications in the Archives of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (in the National Archives of Solomon Islands)
  2. Web site: The Melanesian Mission (UK) . Tungale Now Made Bishop of Temotu . 19 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811132222/http://www.mmuk.net/news/tungale-now-made-bishop-of-temotu/ . 11 August 2020 . 22 August 2022 .

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