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.
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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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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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86:, becoming the first Bishop of Central Melanesia and Archbishop of Melanesia. With the 1975 foundation of the province, the Diocese of Melanesia was split in four: the Dioceses
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replaced him in the office where he served for fourteen years from 1994 to
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1145:"Election of New Assistant Bishop for the Diocese of Central Melanesia"
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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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Translated from Temotu; installed 15 September 2019.
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Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Central Melanesia;
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718:First assistant in DCOM; elected 3 November 2021;
289:previously assistant bishop; resigned following a
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505:Translated from Temotu; retired 25 March 2019.
1018:. No. 5581. 30 January 1970. p. 15.
629:Assistant for the Ysabel region; became first
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950:"Enthronement of new Archbishop of Melanesia"
840:, pp. 94–100 – via Kinder Library
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66:Metropolitan Archbishop of the Province;
920:"Archbishop Takeli retires, farewelled"
807:and became the Archbishop of Melanesia
101:The primatial archbishop title belongs
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39:. From 1861 until the inauguration of
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1617:Diocese of Vanuatu and New Caledonia
1372:Bishops and Archbishops of Melanesia
1102:"Alufurai, Leonard (c. 1925 - 2000)"
783:13 July 1935 – 1939:
1270:Conger, George (January 12, 2009).
981:The Story of the Melanesian Mission
956:. 10 September 2019. Archived from
811:. He was enthroned on the Feast of
790:
41:Church of the Province of Melanesia
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78:The first Bishop of Melanesia was
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1643:Anglican archbishops of Melanesia
759:Archdeacons of Southern Melanesia
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1073:"Dickinson, Rt Rev. John Hubert"
271:Returned to the United Kingdom.
253:Returned to the United Kingdom.
55:Responsibility of the Archbishop
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984:. The Melanesian Mission. 1926
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890:"About the Diocese of Malaita"
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19:is the spiritual head of the
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1571:Anglican Church of Melanesia
1301:Anglican Church of Melanesia
1087:UK public library membership
1082:. A & C Black.
894:Anglican Church of Melanesia
868:Anglican Church of Melanesia
805:Diocese of Central Melanesia
538:St Dunstan's, Liverpool
21:Anglican Church of Melanesia
7:
1592:Diocese of Central Solomons
1582:Diocese of Banks and Torres
1149:The Melanesian Mission (UK)
954:The Melanesian Mission (UK)
128:Order of the British Empire
126:– becoming a Knight of the
17:The Archbishop of Melanesia
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136:Archbishop of Canterbury
124:Queen of Solomon Islands
1322:Blain, Michael (2019).
733:Richard Blundell Comins
383:Archbishop of Melanesia
1597:Diocese of Guadalcanal
611:for the Southern area
1100:Moore, Clive (2013).
153:Bishops of Melanesia
140:Order of St Augustine
1602:Diocese of Hanuato'o
1126:Consecration details
960:on 26 September 2020
930:on 28 September 2021
469:; knighted in 2000.
185:Martyred in office.
49:Diocese of Melanesia
47:was the head of the
29:South Pacific region
1155:on 11 November 2021
1009:"Clerical obituary"
900:on 28 November 2020
114:, who served until
45:Bishop of Melanesia
1607:Diocese of Malaita
1333:Project Canterbury
1131:2013-04-10 at the
1061:, pp. 1716–8.
1049:, pp. 1064–8.
994:Project Canterbury
748:Ralph De Voil
690:Assistant for the
542:Melanesian Mission
530:assistant bishops
233:Bunbury, Australia
74:History of the See
25:Anglican Communion
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1493:Merivale Molyneux
1486:Assistant bishops
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1200:, pp. 59–60.
1085:(Subscription or
924:Solomon Star News
870:. 3 February 2014
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696:Bishop of Vanuatu
653:Bishop of Malaita
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