Leonard Dawea is an

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

. He was from his consecration on 11 September 2016 the fifth Bishop of Temotu, one of the nine dioceses that make up the

Anglican Church of Melanesia The Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACoM), also known as the Church of the Province of Melanesia and the Church of Melanesia (COM), is a church of the Anglican Communion and includes nine dioceses in the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledoni ...

: In 2019 he was elected

Archbishop of Melanesia The Archbishop of Melanesia is the spiritual head of the Church of the Province of Melanesia, which is a province of the Anglican Communion in the Oceania, South Pacific region, covering the nations of Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. From 1861 until th ...

; he was installed on 15 September 2019.

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21st-century Anglican bishops in Oceania Anglican bishops of Temotu Anglican archbishops of Melanesia Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{Solomons-bio-stub