James Wong | |
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| 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 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1983 |
| Consecration | 2009 by Ian Ernest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 (age 61–62) |
James Richard Wong Yin Song (born 1960) is a Mauritian-Seychellois Anglican bishop. He is the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Province of the Indian Ocean, and fourth bishop of The Seychelles. [1] [2]
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. [3] 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. [4]
Wong is a supporter of the Anglican realignment. He attended GAFCON III, in Jerusalem, on 17–22 June 2018. [5]
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