Richard Naramana

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Richard Naramana [1] was the fifth Anglican Bishop of Ysabel, one of the nine dioceses that make up the Anglican Church of Melanesia. He was consecrated [2] and installed on 18 April 2004; [3] and retired in September 2015. [4]

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References

  1. "Christian Politics in Oceania" Matt Tomlinson, M/ McDougall, D.L. (ed) p177: New York; Berghahn Books; 2013 ISBN   9780857457462
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  3. Small publications, p. 29. (Accessed 30 August 2016)
  4. Anglican Church of Melanesia — ACoM elects new Bishop for Ysabel (Accessed 11 February 2020)