Leonard Dawea Explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Leonard Dawea
Archbishop of Melanesia
Bishop of Central Melanesia
Church:Church of the Province of Melanesia
Term:2019–present
Predecessor:George Takeli
Ordination:2007
Consecration:11 September 2016
Consecrated By:George Takeli
Previous Post:Bishop of Temotu

Leonard Dawea is the current archbishop of The Anglican Church of Melanesia,[1] [2] he was installed as Archbishop on 15 September 2019.[3]

He was also from his consecration on 11 September 2016[4] the fifth Bishop of Temotu,[5] one of the nine dioceses that make up the Anglican Church of Melanesia:[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://anglican.ink/2019/07/02/new-archbishop-for-melanesia-2/ Anglican Ink
  2. Web site: Bishop of Temotu, Leonard Dawea, elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Melanesia. www.anglicannews.org.
  3. Web site: Archbishop of Melanesia to be installed on Sunday. Press. Release. September 12, 2019.
  4. Web site: Anglican Church of Melanesia - DIOCESE OF TEMOTU CONSECRATES FIFTH BISHOP. Media. Office. www.acom.org.sb.
  5. Web site: Anglican Communion: Position. Anglican Communion. Office. Anglican Communion Website.
  6. Web site: Anglican Church of Melanesia - Diocese of Vanuatu & New Caledonia. www.acom.org.sb.