Diocese of Guadalcanal explained

The Diocese of Guadalcanal is one of the nine current dioceses of the Anglican Church of Melanesia. It was founded on 23 June 2013.^[1]

The diocese was erected from the Diocese of Central Solomons and inaugurated at St Paul's Chapel, Legalau village, Tasiboko; it covers an area from beyond Lunga Bridge on the east and to beyond White River Bridge on the west of Honiara. St Paul's Chapel has become the diocesan cathedral.

List of bishops

Bishops of Guadalcanal
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
2013	2020	Nathan Tome	First bishop; elected 6 September 2013; translated from Banks and Torres; acting primate 2015–2016. Retired 20 September 2020.^[2]
2021	present	Benedict Loe	Elected 14 November 2020; consecrated and installed 28 February 2021.^[3]

References

1. Web site: About the Diocese of Guadalcanal . Anglican Church of Melanesia. 6 May 2018.
2. Web site: Solomon Business Magazine . Loe elected new bishop of Diocese of Guadalcanal . 14 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220704042543/https://sbm.sb/fr-loe-elected-new-bishop-of-diocese-of-guadalcanal/ . 4 July 2022 . 23 August 2022 .
3. Web site: The Melanesian Mission (UK) . Consecration and Installation of Benedict Loe into the Office of Bishop . 1 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210307040119/http://www.mmuk.net/news/consecration-and-installation-of-revd-benedict-loe-into-the-office-of-bishop/ . 7 March 2021 . 23 August 2022 .

Sources

• Anglican Church of Melanesia — Diocese of Guadalcanal

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