Diocese of Banks and Torres

For the Anglican bishop in the Torres Straits, see Anglican Diocese of North Queensland.

13°50′S 167°35′E / 13.833°S 167.583°E / -13.833; 167.583

The Diocese of Banks and Torres is one of the ten current dioceses of the Anglican Church of Melanesia.

The Banks Islands are a group of islands in northern Vanuatu. Together with the Torres Islands to the northwest, they make up the northernmost province of Torba.

Founded on 12 May 1996 and currently made up of thirteen islands, divided into three regions and sixteen districts (parishes), the diocese was the first from which indigenous Melanesians were ordained into the priesthood. Veverao, on Mota, was the first Christian village established, and the Mota language was used by the first Christian missions to Melanesia. The Mass was first celebrated there by John Patteson.

List of bishops

Bishops of Banks and Torres
From Until Incumbent Notes
1996 2000 Charles Ling First bishop; consecrated and installed at the inauguration of the Diocese on 12 May 1996.[1]
2001 2013 Nathan Tome Second bishop; consecrated and installed on 24 May 2001;[2] elected first Bishop of Guadalcanal after the diocese was split.[3]
2014 present Patterson Worek Third bishop; consecrated 2 March 2014.[4]

References

  1. ^ List of small publications in the Archives of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (in the National Archives of Solomon Islands) p. 20. (Accessed 30 August 2016)
  2. ^ Small publications, p. 26. (Accessed 30 August 2016)
  3. ^ Anglican Church of Melanesia — Diocese of Guadalcanal (Accessed 3 September 2016)
  4. ^ Anglican Church of Melanesia — COM Consecrated new Bishop for DOBT (Accessed 30 August 2016)

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