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Archbishop George Takeli steps down as Primate of the Anglican Church of Melanesia

Primate of the Anglican Church of Melanesia, Archbishop George Takeli, will retire on his 60th birthday – 25 March – it's been announced.

30 January 2019

Anglican Church of Melanesia launches Decade of Evangelism and Renewal with crusade

Anglicans in Melanesia should “arise and shine for Jesus Christ,” the Province said as it launched a Decade of Evangelism and Renewal.

22 May 2018

Bishop George Augustus Selwyn’s cathedral in Auckland finally consecrated

Some 1400 people gathered on saturday to celebrate the consecration of Auckland’s Holy Trinity Cathedral, after a 174-year wait.

31 October 2017

Anglican primates discuss action on climate change

Disappearing islands in the south Pacific, recent hurricanes in the Caribbean and food security issues in Africa were amongst the items discussed by Anglican church leaders as they discussed climate change and the environment during the Primates’ Meeting in Canterbury, England.

06 October 2017

Melanesian Anglicans help evacuation of the island of Ambae

The entire population of the Vanuatuan island of Ambae has being evacuated amid fears that the giant Manaro volcano is about to erupt. 

05 October 2017

Enthronement of new Archbishop of Melanesia

More than 4,000 people packed into St Barnabas’ Provincial Cathedral in Honiara, on Guadalcanal, one of the Solomon Islands last month, for the enthronement of the Most Revd George Takeli as the sixth Archbishop of Melanesia.

04 May 2016

George Takeli is new Archbishop of Melanesia

The Anglican Church of Melanesia has this morning announced that its new Archbishop and Primate will be the Rt Revd George Takeli, the current Bishop of Temotu. Bishop Takeli will be enthroned on the 17 April at the Saint Barnabas Provincial Cathedral and will also become Bishop of the Diocese of Central Melanesia.

12 February 2016