Samuel Morrison (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Right Reverend
Samuel Morrison
1st Bishop of Valparaíso
Church:Anglican Church of Chile
Diocese:Valparaíso
Term:2018–2023
Consecration:July 15, 2018
Consecrated By:Gregory Venables

Samuel Morrison Munro is a Chilean Anglican bishop.[1] [2]

Consecrated in 2018 at St. Paul's Cathedral, he was the first diocesan bishop of Valparaíso in the Anglican Church of Chile following the church's recognition as the 40th province of the Anglican Communion.[3] [4]

In 2023, Morrison was a delegate to the fourth Global Anglican Future Conference and served on the drafting committee for the conference communique, known as the Kigali Commitment.[5] Morrison retired as bishop of Valparaíso later in 2023 and began working with the Latimer Trust on translations of Anglican educational materials into Spanish.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World news in brief . Church Times . 2 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Diocese of Chile selects bishops who will serve if it becomes independent Anglican province . Anglican News. 2 February 2020.
  3. Web site: Birth of a new mission as "shining light" Chile becomes Anglican Communion's 40th province . Anglican Communion News Service . 6 November 2018 .
  4. Web site: Position - Chile - Valparaiso. Anglican Communion Office. anglicancommunion.org. 2 February 2020.
  5. Web site: Media Release – 21 April 2023 – Statement Committee . GAFCON 23 . 4 April 2024.
  6. Web site: The Latimer Trust . Gafcon . 4 April 2024 . 11 November 2023.