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Primates of the Anglican CommunionWhat is a Primate? The use of the title PRIMATE in the context of meetings of the Anglican Communion denotes the chief archbishop or bishop of a province of the Anglican Episcopal family of churches. The “chief” designation is of importance here as in some provinces, such as Ireland and England, there are actually two archbishops holding the title “primate” So the chief archbishop of these two provinces becomes Primate of “All” Ireland and “All” England. The normative style for a Primate is “The Most Reverend” but this can vary from time to time and occasionally “The Right Reverend” is used. The whole style and title of a primate can vary: in the USA for example further designations are added: “The Most Reverend [x], The Presiding Bishop, Primate and Chief Pastor”, is the official legal title of the holder of the primatial office. In certain provinces the primate is also called Archbishop and/or Metropolitan, while in others for historical reasons, the term Presiding Bishop, or as in Scotland, Primus, is preferred. In some provinces the term is translated to their own language such as Obispo Primado, in the Province of the Southern Cone (South America). In the “United Churches” of South Asia, it is the Moderators of the churches who are invited to the Primates Meetings by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Upon retirement archbishops properly revert to the status of bishop, but may be given the style of an archbishop as a courtesy. The Archbishop of Canterbury is recognised as the primus inter pares, the first among equals, of the college of Primates, and attendance at a Primates Meeting is by invitation from him.
A List of Primates of the Anglican Communion
The information in the list below shows the most up to date information available about the Primates of the 38 provinces of the Anglican Communion. Click on each name to see a short biography.
The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand & Polynesia The Most Revd William Brown Turei The Anglican Church of Australia The Most Revd Phillip John Aspinall The Church of Bangladesh The Rt Revd Paul Sishir Sarkar Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil The Most Revd Maurício José Araújo de Andrade The Episcopal Church of Burundi The Most Revd Bernard Ntahoturi The Anglican Church of Canada The Most Revd Frederick J Hiltz The Church of the Province of Central Africa Iglesia Anglicana de la Region Central de America The Most Revd Martin de Jesus Barahona Province de L'Eglise Anglicane Du Congo The Most Revd Dr. Dirokpa Balufuga Fidèle The Church of England The Most Revd Rowan Douglas Williams Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean The Most Revd Gerald James (Ian) Ernest The Church of Ireland The Most Revd Alan Edwin Thomas Harper The Nippon Sei Ko Kai (The Anglican Communion in Japan) The Most Revd Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem & The Middle East The Most Revd Dr Mouneer Hanna Anis The Anglican Church of Kenya The Most Revd Benjamin M P Nzimbi The Anglican Church of Korea The Most Revd Francis Kyung Jo Park The Church of the Province of Melanesia The Most Revd Sir Ellison Leslie Pogo KBE La Iglesia Anglicana de Mexico The Most Revd Carlos Touche-Porter The Church of the Province of Myanmar (Burma) The Most Revd Stephen Than Myint Oo The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) The Most Revd Peter Jasper Akinola DD The Church of North India (United) The Most Revd Joel Vidyasagar Mal The Church of Pakistan (United) The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea The Most Revd James Simon Ayong The Episcopal Church in the Philippines The Most Revd Ignacio Capuyan Soliba L'Eglise Episcopal au Rwanda The Most Revd Emmanuel Musaba Kolini The Scottish Episcopal Church Church of the Province of South East Asia The Church of South India (United) The Most Revd John Wilson Gladstone The Anglican Church of Southern Africa The Most Revd Thabo Cecil Makgoba Iglesia Anglicana del Cono Sur de America The Most Revd Gregory James Venables The Episcopal Church of the Sudan The Most Revd Daniel Deng Bul Yak The Anglican Church of Tanzania The Church of the Province of Uganda The Most Revd Henry Luke Orombi The Episcopal Church in the USA The Most Revd Katharine Jefferts Schori The Church in Wales The Most Revd Dr. Barry Cennydd Morgan The Church of the Province of West Africa The Most Revd Justice Ofei Akrofi The Church in the Province of the West Indies The Most Revd Drexel Wellington Gomez
All information taken from the Anglican Communion http://www.anglicancommunion.org
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The Most Rev. Dr. Mouneer Hanna Anis
Pentecost 2010My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, at Pentecost, the Church received the Holy Spirit. This was in fulfilment of Jesus' promise to his disciples "wait until you receive power from on high" Acts 1:8. With receiving the Holy Spirit the disciples received a power to share the Good News within Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to the rest of the world. The Holy Spirit still empowers the church today to advance Christ's mission. Jesus Christ and his disciples showed us how we can share the Good News with the people around us. My Name is Today...
Today I need to eat, today I need to play, today I need care, today I need love. Give me hope today for a brighter tomorrow. ______________________________
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