Archbishop of Papua New Guinea
- Archbishop of Papua New Guinea
The Archbishop of Papua New Guinea is the spiritual leader and senior clergyman of the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea, part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
The archdiocese came into existence when the Anglican Province of Papua New Guinea was separated from the Anglican Church of Australia's Province of Brisbane in 1976 following Papua New Guinea's independence.
The Archbishop and Primate of Papua New Guinea may be any one of the five diocesan bishops of the country's five dioceses and retains his see as bishop of his diocese.
The first Primate and Archbishop was David Hand, The current Primate is Archbishop James Ayong, Bishop of Aipo-Rongo.
The dioceses are:
*Aipo Rongo
*New Guinea Islands
*Port Moresby, including nearly all of Papua
*Popondota
*Dogura
List of Archbishops
*1977-1983: David Hand, Bishop of Port Moresby
*1983-1996: Bevan Meredith
*1996 to date: James Ayong, Bishop of Aipo Rongo
References
* [http://anglicanhistory.org/aus/png/ Anglican history in Papua New Guinea]
* [http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/province.cfm?ID=P1 Anglican Communion website profile of the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea]
* [http://portmoresby.anglican.org/ Diocese of Port Moresby website]
* [http://www.popondota.anglican.org/ Diocese of Popondota website]
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