Anthony Poggo

The Right Reverend Anthony Poggo
Secretary General of the Anglican Communion
Province	Province of Canterbury
In office	2022 to present
Predecessor	Josiah Idowu-Fearon
Other post(s)	Bishop of Kajo-Keji
Orders
Ordination	1995 (deacon) 1996 (priest)
Consecration	2007
Personal details
Born	1964 South Sudan
Nationality	South Sudanese
Denomination	Anglicanism
Spouse	Jane
Children	Three
Alma mater	University of Juba Oxford Brookes University

Anthony Poggo (born 1964) is a South Sudanese Anglican bishop. Since 2022, he has been the secretary general of the Anglican Consultative Council and head of the Anglican Communion Office. ^[1]

Early life and education

During his childhood, Poggo's father, an Anglican priest, took his children to Uganda to flee the first Sudanese Civil War. They returned in 1973. ^[2] Poggo was educated at the University of Juba and Oxford Brookes University. ^[3]

Career

Poggo worked for the Scripture Union. He was ordained a deacon in 1995 and a priest in 1996. He then joined Across, a Christian mission agency working in Sudan, eventually becoming its executive director. ^[4] In 2007 he was elected bishop of Kajo-Keji, a position he held until 2016 when he moved to Lambeth Palace to support Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby as his adviser on Anglican Communion affairs. ^[5] In 2022, he succeeded Josiah Idowu-Fearon as secretary-general of the Anglican Communion. ^[3]

References

1. "The Secretary General". Anglican Communion Web Site. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
2. "Former child refugee named as next Secretary General of the Anglican Communion". Anglican Communion News Service. Retrieved 18 March 2024. of Pentland
3. "The Living Church". The Living Church Foundation. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
4. "Anthony Poggo of South Sudan to be the next ACC general secretary". Anglican Ink. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
5. "Archbishop of Canterbury appoints Adviser for Anglican Communion Affairs". Archbishop of Canterbury. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Manasseh Dawidi	Bishop of Kajo-Keji 2007–2016	Succeeded by Emmanuel Murye Modi
Preceded by Josiah Idowu-Fearon	Secretary-General of the Anglican Communion Since 2022	Incumbent