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Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea elects a new Archbishop
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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:04:06 -0700
The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea elects a new Archbishop
Posted On : June 18, 2010 2:18 PM | Posted By : Webmaster
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Related Categories: Papua New Guinea
The decision making body of the Anglican Church of PNG (ACPNG), known
as the Provincial Council has elected a new Archbishop of the
Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea.
The election took place at the Provincial Council Meeting which was
held in Port Moresby on 11th June 2010.
The new Archbishop is the Rt. Reverend Joseph Kopapa who is the
Bishop of Popondota Diocese. The ACPNG has five (5) Diocese and the
Bishops from these Dioceses who are also members of the House of
Bishops of the Province of PNG are eligible for election.
The Archbishop who is also the Primate of the Anglican Church of PNG
is vested with powers within the Provincial Constitution and Cannons
of 2001 to be the general authority, leader and steward of the
Province of PNG. Amongst his duties, the Archbishop presides over the
Provincial Council and House of Bishops. The Archbishop also plays
the key representative of the Anglican Province of PNG in dealing
with global Anglican Communion issues whose head is the Archbishop of
Canterbury.
Archbishop Kopapa comes from Tufi District in Oro Province and is the
fifth Archbishop since the Church's independence from the Province of
Australia. Archbishop Kopapa succeeds the former Primate Bishop James
Ayong who retired in 2009.
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