Mervin Clyde Igara (born 1951) is a retired Papua New Guinean Anglican archbishop. He was Primate and Archbishop of the

Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea is a province of the Anglican Communion. It was created in 1977 when the Province of Papua New Guinea became independent from the Province of Queensland in the Church of England in Australia (officially ren ...

from 2013 to 2017. He is married to Miriam and they have five children and five grandchildren.

Ecclesiastical career

Igara attended Martyrs Memorial School. He later achieved a degree in electrical engineering from Unitech,

Lae Lae () is the capital of Morobe Province and is the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea. It is located near the delta of the Markham River and at the start of the Highlands Highway, which is the main land transport corridor between the Highl ...

. He worked afterwards as director of engineering and technical services with the

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. He studied for the ministry at

Newton Theological College Newton Theological College is a Papua New Guinean educational institution in Popondetta, Papua New Guinea. It trains candidates for ordination in the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea. History Anglican mission activity commenced in the Territ ...

, from 1992 to 1996, graduating with a diploma in theology. He was ordained a deacon in 1996, serving one year at Wamira, near Kaieta, in 1997. Igara was ordained a priest at

Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral, Dogura Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Dogura, Papua New Guinea. It was consecrated in 1939, just after the outbreak of WWII. It is the seat of the Bishop of Dogura in the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea. History of the Do ...

in October 1997. He was a parish priest at Boianai from 1998 to 1999 and at

Alotau Alotau is the capital of Milne Bay Province, in the south-east of Papua New Guinea. It is located on the northern shore of Milne Bay. The town is located within Alotau Urban LLG. Alotau is also the annual forum for Australian and Papua New Guinea ...

from 2000 to 2009. In 2000, he was appointed vicar general for the same period. He became the first native bishop of the Diocese of Dogura, on 28 June 2010, which he was until his appointment to be the primate and archbishop of the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea at the provincial council held at 14 June 2013. After the retirement of his predecessor,

Joseph Kopapa Joseph Kifau Kopapa (born Sinei, Tufi district, Oro Province, 9 September 1947) is a retired Papuan New Guinean Anglican bishop. He was Bishop of the Diocese of Popondota, from 2006 to 2010, and Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church of Pap ...

, in December 2012, the positions had been vacant. Igara's installation took place at 20 June 2013.Installation of New Primate for Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea, Anglican Board of Mission - Australia, 15 July 2013
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Installation of New Primate of Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea, Anglican Board of Mission - Australia, 15 July 2013
1951 births Living people Anglican archbishops of Papua New Guinea 21st-century Anglican bishops in Oceania 21st-century Anglican archbishops {{anglican-bishop-stub