Diocese of Malaita explained

The Diocese of Malaita is one of the nine current dioceses of the Anglican Church of Melanesia. One of the four original ACOM dioceses, Malaita diocese was erected in January 1975; it is currently subdivided into six regions of 46 parishes.

Malaita Province is the most populous and one of the largest of the nine provinces of Solomon Islands. It is named after its largest island, Malaita. It also includes the remote Ontong Java Atoll and Sikaiana island.

List of bishops

Bishops of Malaita
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
19751981Leonard AlufuraiFirst bishop; consecrated assistant bishop in the Diocese of Melanesia on 30 November 1963.[1]
19821989Willie PwaisihoSecond bishop.
19901994Raymond AumaeThird bishop; consecrated and installed on 20 May 1990.[2]
19962008Terry BrownFourth bishop; consecrated and installed on 26 May 1996.[3] [4]
2008presentSam SahuFifth bishop; consecrated and installed on 2 November 2008.[5]
Assistant bishops
20052017Alfred HouConsecrated 27 November 2005[6]
2017presentRickson MaomaoruConsecrated 22 October 2017.[7]

References

  1. http://www.solomonencyclopaedia.net/biogs/E000362b.htm Solomon Encyclopedia — Alufurai, Leonard
  2. http://anglicanhistory.org/oceania/COM_archives.pdf List of small publications in the Archives of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (in the National Archives of Solomon Islands)
  3. Small publications, p. 20. (Accessed 30 August 2016)
  4. Book: Order of service for the consecration & installation of the Reverend Dr. Terry Michael Brown as the 4th Bishop of Malaita at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Fiu, Malaita on the Day of Pentecost, Sunday, 26 May, 1996, 7.30 a.m. 1996. Church of Melanesia.
  5. Small publications, p. 33. (Accessed 30 August 2016)
  6. https://www.anglicannews.org/news/2005/07/new-assistant-bishop-for-diocese-of-malaita.aspx Anglican Communion News Service, 1 July 2005 — New Assistant Bishop for Diocese of Malaita
  7. https://www.acom.org.sb/provincial-news/item/966-acom-consecrates-rev-maomaoru-as-assistant-bishop-of-malaita Anglican Church of Melanesian — ACOM Consecrates Maomaoru as Assistant Bishop of Malaita

Sources

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