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82:, consecrated in 1861. Three years later his church suffered its first two martyrdoms, and the Bishop was himself martyred in September 1871. He is now remembered in the calendar (list of saints) of many Anglican provinces. In 1922, the synod of the then-missionary diocese was constituted by the New Zealand General Synod (at the Bishop's and people's request). The mission to Melanesia advanced, and the diocese was subdivided and regional diocesan bishops created, until on 26 January 1975. it was officially formed into a new Province of the Anglican church with the Bishop of Melanesia, 815:, 31 May 2009. He left office on 6 September 2015, being replaced as acting Primate by Nathan Tome. On 12 February 2016, George Takeli was elected to become the new Archbishop of Melanesia. He was enthroned on 17 April 2016 at Saint Barnabas' Provincial Cathedral, Honiara. 105:
to the diocesan bishop of that metropolitan see – as such, the bishop elected as archbishop leaves his previous see and is translated to Central Melanesia in order to become primate. Chisholm died shortly after appointment and the then dean of St. Barnabas Cathedral,
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In 1933/4, Baddeley constituted a new archdeaconry of Southern Melanesia; followed in 1934 by that of Northern Melanesia (or "for New Britain and the Goldfields"), and in 1934/5
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The college of electors, who choose the new primate during a vacancy, last met from 3–5 March 2009, to carry out their electoral duties following Pogo's retirement. They elected
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committee) was nominated assistant-bishop, and had accepted, but (by February 1924) had withdrawn before consecration, on grounds of ill-health.
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The Church of Melanesia consists of eight dioceses, formed into a single province. The Archbishop of Melanesia is therefore:
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was collated the last Archdeacon of Northern Melanesia. De Voil was both priest-in-charge of St George's
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replaced him in the office where he served for fourteen years from 1994 to December 2008. He was honored by
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Blain Biographical Directory of Anglican clergy in the South Pacific — ordained before 1932
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Primate of the Melanesian Church, and its representative to the Anglican Primates' meeting.
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Assistant for the Malaita region; consecrated 30 November 1963; became first
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Conger: The Religious, Political and Cultural journalism of George Conger
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were erected and the remainder became the Central Melanesia diocese.
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and archdeacon until he returned to Great Britain in 1937.
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second for Northern Melanesia; consecrated 11 June 1928, by
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A priest named Clayton (probably Ralph Clayton, Vicar of
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Translated from Temotu; installed 15 September 2019.
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Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Central Melanesia;
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Anglican Church of Melanesia
Anglican Communion
South Pacific region
Solomon Islands
Vanuatu
Church of the Province of Melanesia
Diocese of Melanesia
John Patteson
John Chisholm
of Malaita
of Vanuatu
of Ysabel
Norman Palmer
Amos Waiaru
Ellison Pogo
Elizabeth II
Queen of Solomon Islands
Order of the British Empire
Rowan Williams
Archbishop of Canterbury
Order of St Augustine
John Patteson
John Selwyn
Invalided
United Kingdom
Cecil Wilson
Translated
Bunbury, Australia
Cecil Wood
John Steward

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