James Wong (bishop)

The Most Reverend James Wong
Archbishop and Primate of the Province of the Indian Ocean Bishop of the Seychelles
Church	Anglican Communion – Province of the Indian Ocean
Predecessor	Ian Ernest
Successor	Gilbert Rateloson Rakotondravelo
Orders
Ordination	1983
Consecration	2009 by Ian Ernest
Personal details
Born	1960 (age 64–65)

James Richard Wong Yin Song (born 1960) is a Mauritian-Seychellois Anglican bishop. He is the fourth bishop of The Seychelles and was the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Province of the Indian Ocean from 2017 to 2024,.[1][2]

Ecclesiastical career

Wong was ordained an Anglican priest in 1983. He was afterwards the archdeacon of Mauritius and the rector of St Thomas' Beau Bassin. He was elected the fourth bishop of the Diocese of the Seychelles in 2009. Wong was granted Seychelles citizenship on 11 May 2017.[3] He was elected archbishop of the Province of the Indian Ocean, at the provincial synod, held at St. Andrew's Church, Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius, on 26 August 2017, assuming office the following day.[4]

Wong is a supporter of the Anglican realignment. He attended GAFCON III, in Jerusalem, on 17–22 June 2018.[5]

References

1. "New Primate elected in Indian Ocean". Anglican Communion News Service. 29 August 2017.
2. "Provincial Directory: Seychelles". The Anglican Community Official Website. 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
3. "Six distinguished persons granted Seychelles citizenship by the President". Office of the President of the Republic of Seychelles. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
4. Conger, George (27 August 2017). "New archbishop elected for the Indian Ocean". Anglican Ink. Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
5. "GAFCON III largest pan-Anglican gathering since Toronto Congress of 1963, Anglican Ink, 20 June 2018". Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Santosh Marray	Bishop of The Seychelles Since 2009	Incumbent
Preceded by Ian Ernest	Archbishop of the Indian Ocean 2017–2024	Succeeded by Gilbert Rateloson Rakotondravelo