Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean

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Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean
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Archbishop James Wong
Classification Protestant
Orientation Anglican
Scripture Holy Bible
Theology Anglican doctrine
Polity Episcopal
Primate 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.

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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]

Dioceses

Madagascan dioceses

Diocese of Antananarivo

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.

Diocese of Antsiranana

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).

Diocese of Fianarantsoa

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]

Diocese of Mahajanga

Jean-Claude Andrianjafimanana was the first Anglican Bishop of Mahajanga starting in 2003. [5] He was succeeded by Hall Speers from 2019 to 2024. [7]

Diocese of Toamasina

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; [8] but, in fact, the diocese of Tamatave was not created until 1969. [9] It was subsequently renamed the diocese of Toamasina. [10] The inaugural bishop was James Seth from 1969 until his death in 1975. [11] Jean-Paul Solo has been the (Anglican) Bishop of Toamasina, since before 2011. [12]

Diocese of Toliara

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. [13] 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. [14]

Diocese of Mauritius

See: Bishop of Mauritius.

Diocese of Seychelles

Archbishops

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  5. 1 2 Africa South of the Sahara 2003, p. 608 (Accessed 22 February 2017)
  6. ↑ Diocese in Europe Calendar and Prayer Diary, July to December 2010 Archived 23 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 22 February 2017)
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  8. ↑ "Church Times: "The Church in Madagascar", 19 May 1939, p 547" . Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  9. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-74, 85th Edition, p 1370.
  10. ↑ "Church Times: "Death of USPG missionary", 14 May 1982, p 3" . Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Church Times: "Death of Bishop James Seth", 11 April 1975, p 20" . Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  12. ↑ Diocese of York Prayer Diary — October 2011 Archived 23 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 22 February 2017)
  13. ↑ Diocese of Toliara — A Brief History Archived 2018-08-07 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 22 February 2017)
  14. ↑ "Diocese of Toliara -Who we are (Accessed 24 July 2021)".
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