Māori Anglicans welcomed the Most Rev. Don Tamihere as a new archbishop April 28 during a lively ceremony in the North Island coastal town of Gisbourne. Archbishop Tamihere, 45, becomes the sixth Māori leader under the 1992 constitution of the Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand, and Polynesia. He succeeds Archbishop Brown Turei, who died in January 2017. The main ethnic … [Read more...] about Māori Anglicans Welcome Young Archbishop
Anglican primates
N. Indian Church Elects Primate
The Bishop of Jabalpur, the Rt. Rev. Prem Singh, has been elected as the new moderator of the Church of North India and, by extension, the new primate of the Church’s Anglican province. Bishop Singh is a well-known ecumenical leader and serves as president of the National Council of Churches in India. The church’s recent synod also elected Bishop Probal Kanto Dutta of the … [Read more...] about N. Indian Church Elects Primate
Lambeth Calling
Anglican Primates at Canterbury Cathedral in 2016 Adapted from ACNS The Archbishop of Canterbury has written to every primate in the Anglican Communion to set out his hopes for the next meeting of Anglican Primates in Canterbury beginning Oct. 2. He also offered details of last week’s report by the Church of England’s House of Bishops on human … [Read more...] about Lambeth Calling
Burundi’s 4th Archbishop
Adapted from Gavin Drake’s report for ACNS The Bishop of Makamba has been elected fourth archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church of Burundi. The Rt. Rev. Martin Blaise Nyaboho, 61, will succeed Archbishop Bernard Ntahoturi, who has led the church since 2005, when he is installed on Aug. 21. Nyaboho, a member of the Anglican Consultative Council from 2005 to 2009, … [Read more...] about Burundi’s 4th Archbishop
Abp. Calls Primates’ Meeting
From the Archbishop of Canterbury’s website:The Archbishop of Canterbury today wrote to all 37 Primates inviting them to attend a special Primates’ gathering in Canterbury to reflect and pray together concerning the future of the Anglican Communion.The meeting, to be held in January 2016, would be an opportunity for Primates to discuss key issues face to face, including a … [Read more...] about Abp. Calls Primates’ Meeting
Global Briefs for Sept. 8
Archbishop Opposes Assisted Suicide: The Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken against assisted suicide ahead of Parliament’s debate on Sept. 11. Writing in The Observer, Archbishop Justin Welby said that allowing assisted suicide “would cross a fundamental legal and ethical Rubicon. This respect for the lives of others goes to the heart of both our criminal and human rights … [Read more...] about Global Briefs for Sept. 8
Seeing the Face of Jesus
Anglican Communion News Service The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has sent the following Advent letter to the Primates of the Anglican Communion and Moderators of the United Churches: ‘Your real life is Christ and when he appears, then you too will appear with him and share his glory!’ (Colossians 3.4) St Paul writes as though the reality of Christ’s life … [Read more...] about Seeing the Face of Jesus