| Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean | |
| Main Classification: | Protestant |
| Orientation: | Anglican |
| Scripture: | Holy Bible |
| Theology: | Anglican doctrine |
| Polity: | Episcopal |
| Leader Title1: | Primate |
| Leader Name1: | James Wong |
| Associations: | Anglican Communion, Global South |
| Territory: | Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles |
The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean is a province of the Anglican Communion. It covers the islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles. The current Archbishop and Primate is James Wong, Bishop of Seychelles.
The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean is a member of the Global South and the Global Anglican Future Conference, and has been involved in the Anglican realignment. Archbishop James Wong attended GAFCON III, in Jerusalem, on 17–22 June 2018, and GAFCON IV in Kigali,[1] on 17-21 April 2023. The province was represented at the event by a ten-member delegation, six from Madagascar and four from the Seychelles.[2]
The Bishop of Antananarivo has been the Ordinary of the Anglican Church in Antananarivo[3] in the Indian Ocean since the diocese's erection in 1969.[4] The current bishop is Samoela Jaona Ranarivelo.
Bishops of Antsiranana have included Gabriel Josoa (until 1982), Keith Benzies (1982 to his death in 2002), Roger Chung Po Chuen (until 2012), Oliver Simon (2012–2015) and Théophile Botomazava (2015-2021).
The diocese of Fianarantsoa, has been established since at least 2003[5] and Gilbert Rakotondravelo had been the Bishop of Fianarantsoa since before 2010.[6]
Jean-Claude Andrianjafimanana had been the (Anglican) Bishop of Mahajanga, since before 2003.
When Grosvenor Miles was appointed assistant bishop of Madagascar in 1938, he based himself in Tamatave, with the intention that this would become a diocesan see when the diocese of Madagascar was divided up;[7] but, in fact, the diocese of Tamatave was not created until 1969.[8] It was subsequently renamed the diocese of Toamasina.[9] The inaugural bishop was James Seth from 1969 until his death in 1975.[10] Jean-Paul Solo has been the (Anglican) Bishop of Toamasina, since before 2011.[11]
Free Education in Kenya
Free education in Kenya, initiated in 2003 for primary and 2008 for secondary schools, aims to enhance access to basic education by abolishing tuition fees. It has significantly increased enrollment and improved gender parity. However, challenges such as overcrowded classrooms, insufficient resources, and funding constraints persist. Ongoing government and partner efforts focus on improving infrastructure, teacher capacity, and sustainable funding to address these issues and improve the quality of education equals hope.
Todd McGregor was elected in 2006 to become a suffragan/assistant bishop over the Toliara (Tuléar) missionary area of the Diocese of Antananarivo, to prepare that area to become a diocese. On 21 April 2013, the new Diocese of Toliara was erected out of Antananarivo diocese and McGregor became the first bishop diocesan.[12] On 14 March 2021, the Rt Rev Dr Samitiana Jhonson Razafindralambo, formerly the assistant bishop, was elected the next bishop and installed as the 2nd Bishop of Toliara on 25 April 2021.[13]
See: Bishop of Mauritius.
See main article: Bishop of Seychelles.