Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Church of The Province of The Indian Ocean
Church of The Province of The Indian Ocean
Diocese of Fianarantsoa
The diocese of Fianarantsoa, has been established since at least 2003[5] and Gilbert Rakotondravelo had
been the Bishop of Fianarantsoa since before 2010.[6]
Diocese of Mahajanga
Jean-Claude Andrianjafimanana had been the (Anglican) Bishop of Mahajanga, since before 2003.[5]
Diocese of Toamasina
When Grosvenor Miles was appointed assistant bishop of Madagascar in 1938, he based himself in
Tamatave, with the intention that this would become a diocesan see when the diocese of Madagascar was
divided up;[7] but, in fact, the diocese of Tamatave was not created until 1969.[8] It was subsequently
renamed the diocese of Toamasina.[9] The inaugural bishop was James Seth from 1969 until his death in
1975.[10] Jean-Paul Solo has been the (Anglican) Bishop of Toamasina, since before 2011.[11]
Diocese of Toliara
Todd McGregor was elected in 2006 to become a suffragan/assistant bishop over the Toliara (Tuléar)
missionary area of the Diocese of Antananarivo, to prepare that area to become a diocese. On 21 April
2013, the new Diocese of Toliara was erected out of Antananarivo diocese and McGregor became the first
bishop diocesan.[12] On 14 March 2021, the Rt Rev Dr Samitiana Jhonson Razafindralambo, formerly the
assistant bishop, was elected the next bishop and installed as the 2nd Bishop of Toliara on 25 April
2021.[13]
Diocese of Mauritius
Diocese of Seychelles
Archbishops
1973–1976 Edwin Curtis
1978–1983 Trevor Huddleston
1984–1995 French Chang-Him
1995–2005 Remi Rabenirina
2006–2017 Ian Ernest
2017–present James Wong
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an.ink/2018/06/20/gafcon-iii-largest-pan-anglican-gathering-since-toronto-congress-of-196
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4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-
200008-X
5. Africa South of the Sahara 2003, p. 608 (https://books.google.com/books?id=1KBP7QbalX0
C&pg=PA608) (Accessed 22 February 2017)
6. Diocese in Europe Calendar and Prayer Diary, July to December 2010 (https://www.slidesha
re.net/BPfanpage/diocese-in-europe-calendar-and-prayer-diary-july-to-december) Archived
(https://web.archive.org/web/20170223125243/https://www.slideshare.net/BPfanpage/dioce
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ne.co.uk/ukpressonline/view/pagview/ChTm_1939_05_19_547). Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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co.uk/ukpressonline/view/pagview/ChTm_1982_05_14_003). Retrieved 8 June 2021.
10. "Church Times: "Death of Bishop James Seth", 11 April 1975, p 20" (https://www.ukpressonli
ne.co.uk/ukpressonline/view/pagview/ChTm_1975_04_11_020). Retrieved 8 June 2021.
11. Diocese of York Prayer Diary — October 2011 (http://www.staintonwithhilton.org.uk/content/
pages/documents/1317836492.pdf) (Accessed 22 February 2017)
12. Diocese of Toliara — A Brief History (http://dioceseoftoliara.org/en/2016/08/11/a-brief-history-
of-the-diocese-of-toliara) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20180807032655/http://dioc
eseoftoliara.org/en/2016/08/11/a-brief-history-of-the-diocese-of-toliara/) 2018-08-07 at the
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External links
Anglican Communion website information (http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/provinc
e.cfm?ID=I1)
An Order for the Celebration of the Holy Eucharist / Un ordre pour la célébration de la Sainte
Eucharistie (http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/mauritius.html) from the Diocese of
Mauritius