James Wong (bishop)

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James Wong
Archbishop and Primate of the Province of the Indian Ocean
Bishop of the Seychelles
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Church Anglican Communion – Province of the Indian Ocean
Predecessor Ian Ernest
Successor Gilbert Rateloson Rakotondravelo
Orders
Ordination1983
Consecration2009
by  Ian Ernest
Personal details
Born (1960-01-13) January 13, 1960 (age 65)
Rodrigues, Mauritius

James Richard Wong Yin Song (born 13 January 1960 [1] ) is a Mauritian-Seychellois Anglican bishop. He was the fourth bishop of The Seychelles from 2009 to 2025 the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Province of the Indian Ocean from 2017 to 2024. [2] [3]

Ecclesiastical career

Wong was ordained an Anglican priest in 1983. He was afterwards the archdeacon of Mauritius and the rector of St Thomas' Beau Bassin. He was elected the fourth bishop of the Diocese of the Seychelles in 2009. Wong was granted Seychelles citizenship on 11 May 2017. [4] He was elected archbishop of the Province of the Indian Ocean, at the provincial synod, held at St. Andrew's Church, Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius, on 26 August 2017, assuming office the following day. [5]

Wong is a supporter of the Anglican realignment. He attended GAFCON III, in Jerusalem, on 17–22 June 2018. [6]

Wong retired as archbishop in December 2024 and was succeeded by Gilbert Rateloson Rakotondravelo. [7] In April 2025, having reached the retirement age of 65, he stepped down as diocesan bishop. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Visite d'adieu de l'archevêque James Wong au Président Ramkalawan". Seychelles Nation (in French). 10 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "New Primate elected in Indian Ocean". Anglican Communion News Service. 29 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Provincial Directory: Seychelles". The Anglican Community Official Website. 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Six distinguished persons granted Seychelles citizenship by the President". Office of the President of the Republic of Seychelles. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  5. ↑ Conger, George (27 August 2017). "New archbishop elected for the Indian Ocean". Anglican Ink. Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  6. ↑ "GAFCON III largest pan-Anglican gathering since Toronto Congress of 1963, Anglican Ink, 20 June 2018". Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Michael, Mark (19 December 2024). "Province of the Indian Ocean Elects Seventh Archbishop". The Living Church. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Bishop Wong bids farewell to Seychelles after 15 years of service". Seychelles Nation. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Bishop of Seychelles
2009–2025		Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of the Indian Ocean
2017–2024		Succeeded by
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