Anglican Bishop of Zanzibar

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The Bishop of Zanzibar is the Diocesan of an island diocese in the Anglican Church of Tanzania. [1] Its current bishop is Michael Hafidh. [2] The bishop's seat is Christ Church, Zanzibar, the Anglican cathedral in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania.

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Bishops of Zanzibar

Though the diocese was renamed "Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam" in 1963, the creation of separate dioceses for Dar es Salaam and for Tanga was already planned. When the Diocese of Dar es Salaam was erected in 1965, this remaining diocese was renamed "Zanzibar and Tanga".

Bishops of Zanzibar and Tanga
Bishops of Zanzibar

Assistant bishops

On 24 March 1963, three men were consecrated bishops, to serve the diocese in anticipation of a planned three-way split:

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  1. Zanzibar Anglican
  2. ACT bishops
  3. "Rain Keeps Bishops From Consecration" . Church Times (#5492). 17 May 1968. p. 9. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 14 November 2021 via UK Press Online archives.
  4. 1 2 3 Anglican Diocese of Zanzibar Heritage (Accessed 14 November 2021)
  5. 1 2 "Diary of a Zanzibar consecration" . Church Times (#7782). 11 May 2012. p. 22. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 14 November 2021 via UK Press Online archives.
  6. 1 2 3 "UMCA's First 2 African Bishops" . Church Times (#5214). 18 January 1963. p. 1. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 14 November 2021 via UK Press Online archives.
  7. Information sheet: installation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, 27 June 1961 (p. 10)
  8. 1 2 "in memoriam: Bishop Neil Russell" . Church Times (#6327). 18 May 1984. p. 14. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 14 November 2021 via UK Press Online archives.

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