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Oceania Primates commit to the Anglican Communion as “one body with many parts”

The comments were in a communiqué at the end of the annual Fono, or meeting, of primates and provincial secretaries from the region.

07 June 2023

A Christmas Message from Archbishop Leonard Dawea

A Christmas Message from Archbishop Leonard Dawea, Primate of the Anglican Church of Melanesia

22 December 2020

Anglican People: deployments, movements and ordinations in our global communion

A summary of significant appointments and departures by senior Anglican personnel around the world

24 February 2020

Five primates elected to serve on Standing Committee of the Anglican Consultative Council

The five primates who will elect their fellow archbishops, presiding bishops and moderators on the Standing Committee of the Anglican Consultative Council have been elected.

20 January 2020

Anglican Churches around the world add voices to 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence

Anglicans around the world have been adding their voices to the 16 days of activism against gender violence which ended this week.

12 December 2019

Mothers’ Union members celebrate 100th anniversary in the Pacific Islands

Mothers’ Union members in the Pacific Islands have been celebrating their centenary with a week of events in the Solomon Islands.

06 November 2019

Melanesia’s new Archbishop is installed amidst dance and song

Traditional dancers led the new Archbishop of Melanesia, Leonard Dawea, into his installation service at St Barnabas Cathedral last week.

26 September 2019

Bishop of Temotu, Leonard Dawea, elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Melanesia

The Anglican Church of Melanesia will have a new Primate this year when the Bishop of Temotu, Leonard Dawea, is installed in September.

28 June 2019

Archbishop of Canterbury highlights missional role of religious communities

The role of religious communities in the Anglican Communion was highlighted at a conference at St Paul’s University in Limuru last month.

21 June 2019

Former Anglican Primate of Melanesia elected as Governor General of the Solomon Islands

Bishop David Vunagi, former Archbishop of Melanesia, has been elected to serve as the next Governor General of the Solomon Islands

14 June 2019