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- ↑ "Former child refugee named as next Secretary General of the Anglican Communion". Anglican Communion News Service. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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- ↑ "The Living Church". The Living Church Foundation. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ↑ "Anthony Poggo of South Sudan to be the next ACC general secretary". Anglican Ink. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ↑ "Archbishop of Canterbury appoints Adviser for Anglican Communion Affairs". Archbishop of Canterbury. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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