Diocese of Temotu

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The Diocese of Temotu is one of the nine current dioceses of the Anglican Church of Melanesia, founded in 1981. Three of the diocese's six bishops have gone on to become archbishops of the province.

Temotu Province is the easternmost province of the Solomon Islands. The province was formerly known as Santa Cruz Islands Province. It includes the remote islands Anuta and Tikopia.

List of bishops

Bishops of Temotu
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
19811987 Amos Waiaru First bishop; became Archbishop of Melanesia in 1988.
1987 ? Lazarus Munamua Second bishop; consecrated and installed on 20 September 1987. [1]
19992009 David Vunagi Third bishop; became Archbishop of Melanesia in 2009.
 ?2016 George Takeli Fourth bishop; became Archbishop of Melanesia in 2016.
20162019 Leonard Dawea Fifth bishop; became Archbishop

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References

  1. List of small publications in the Archives of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (in the National Archives of Solomon Islands) pp. 14–15. (Accessed 25 August 2016)

Coordinates: 10°45′S167°0′E / 10.750°S 167.000°E / -10.750; 167.000