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Church Of The Province Of The Indian Ocean
The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean is a province of the Anglican Communion. It covers the islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles. The current Archbishop and Primate is James Wong, Bishop of Seychelles. Anglican realignment The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean is a member of the Global South and the Global Anglican Future Conference, and has been involved in the Anglican realignment. Archbishop James Wong attended GAFCON III, in Jerusalem, on 17–22 June 2018. The province was represented at the event by a ten-member delegation, six from Madagascar and four from the Seychelles. Dioceses Madagascan dioceses Diocese of Antananarivo The Bishop of Antananarivo has been the Ordinary of the Anglican Church in Antananarivo in the Indian Ocean since the diocese's erection in 1969. The current bishop is Samoela Jaona Ranarivelo. Diocese of Antsiranana Bishops of Antsiranana have included Gabriel Josoa (until 1982), Keith Benzies (1982 to hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protestant
Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to be growing Criticism of the Catholic Church, errors, abuses, and discrepancies within it. Protestantism emphasizes the Christian believer's justification by God in faith alone (') rather than by a combination of faith with good works as in Catholicism; the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by Grace in Christianity, divine grace or "unmerited favor" only ('); the Universal priesthood, priesthood of all faithful believers in the Church; and the ''sola scriptura'' ("scripture alone") that posits the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice. Most Protestants, with the exception of Anglo-Papalism, reject the Catholic doctrine of papal supremacy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. is a city in Western Asia. Situated on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, it is one of the oldest cities in the world and is considered to be a holy city for the three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Both Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital, as Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there and the State of Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power. Because of this dispute, neither claim is widely recognized internationally. Throughout its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed at least twice, besieged 23 times, captured and recaptured 44 times, and attacked 52 times. According to Eric H. Cline's tally in J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Seth (bishop)
James Seth (11 February 1913 – 8 April 1975) was an Anglican bishop in Madagascar. He was the first bishop of Tamatave (now Toamasina) from its creation in 1969 until his death in 1975. Early life Seth was born posthumously in Madagascar in 1913, the son of Baba Seth, a teacher, and Christine Tatelo. Seth was the grandson of Marie Celeste, the first Christian convert of the Anglican mission in Tamatave. He was educated at mission schools and at a government school. Clerical career He trained for ordination at St Paul's Theological College, Antananarivo, and St Boniface College, Warminster, which trained ordinands specifically for missionary work. He was ordained deacon in 1942 and priest in 1945. He served his title at Ampasimanjeva (1942-45) and was then Priest-in-Charge (1945-49), before becoming Priest-in-Charge of Tamatave (1949-61). He was consecrated bishop in the chapel at Lambeth Palace in 1961 and was then an assistant bishop in what was then the Diocese of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamatave
Toamasina (), meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French Tamatave, is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. The city is the chief seaport of the country, situated northeast of its capital and biggest city Antananarivo. In 2018 Toamasina had a population of 325,857. History Under French rule, Toamasina was the seat of several foreign consuls, as well as of numerous French officials, and was the chief port for the capital and the interior. Imports consisted principally of piece-goods, farinaceous foods, and iron and steel goods; main exports were gold dust, raffia, hides, caoutchouc (natural rubber) and live animals. Communication with Europe was maintained by steamers of the Messageries Maritimes and the Havraise companies, and also with Mauritius, and thence to Sri Lanka, by the British Union-Castle Line. During the colonial period, owing to the character of the soil and the formerly crowded native population, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grosvenor Miles
Grosvenor Miles (1901 – 15 July 1978) was an Anglican bishop in Madagascar and Australia. He was the assistant bishop of Madagascar from 1938 to 1960 and the assistant bishop of North Queensland from 1962 to his death in 1978. Early life Miles was born in Natal, South Africa, in 1902, to New Zealander parents, William Lancelot Miles, and Gertrude Hilda Miles (née Miles). His parents were first cousins, and his father was the grandson of Henry Philips, one of the Canterbury Pilgrims. His exact date of birth is unknown, but he was 4 months old when he arrived with his family in England in March 1902. Miles was a mercantile assistant in Port Said, Egypt, in the 1920s, and, prior to ordination, a missionary in Mauritius. Clerical career He trained for ordination at St Boniface College, Warminster, and was ordained deacon in 1932 and priest in 1933. He served his title at St Mary, Fishponds (1932-1934), after which he went to Madagascar as a missionary. He served at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahajanga
Mahajanga (French: Majunga) is a city and an administrative district on the northwest coast of Madagascar. The city of Mahajanga (Mahajanga I) is the capital of the Boeny Region. The district (identical to the city) had a population of 220,629 in 2013. Mahajanga is a tourist destination for Malagasy tourists and international travelers, with beaches, a coconut-lined boardwalk ("Le Bord", short for "Bord de la mer" or sea-side), and eight months of hot, virtually rain-free weather. City Mahajanga is a seaport, the second most important one in Madagascar after Toamasina. The marine terminal accommodates containerships and small (150 gross ton) general cargo freighters. Because of limited water depth at the wharf, only small ships can call at the terminal. Deeper-draft ships anchor off the terminal and transfer cargoes to and from barges, which move it to and from the terminal. Severe storms during December 2006 damaged the bulkhead, allowing water to flow in and wash backf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fianarantsoa
Fianarantsoa is a city (commune urbaine) in south central Madagascar, and is the capital of Haute Matsiatra Region. History It was built in the early 19th century by the Merina as the administrative capital for the newly conquered Betsileo kingdoms. Fianarantsoa means "Good education" in Malagasy. It is a cultural and intellectual center for the whole island. It is home to some of the oldest Protestant and Lutheran cathedrals on the island, the oldest theological seminary (also Lutheran), as well as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa (seated in the Cathedral of the Holy Name of Jesus). The city of "good education" also boasts a university named after it and built in 1972. Fianarantsoa is considered to be the capital of wine in Madagascar, because of the presence of many wine industries in the city. Geography It is at an average altitude of , and has a population of 191,766. The town is linked to the rest of the country by the National road 7, one of the main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Simon
Oliver Simon (born 1945) is a retired Anglican bishop and Church of England priest. After a 40-year ministry as a priest, he served as Bishop of Antsiranana in Madagascar from 2012 until 2015. Education Simon was educated at Durham University, gaining his Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Geography 1967. He then attended the University of Sussex, where he gained his Master of Arts (MA) in 1968, before going on to train for the ministry at Cuddesdon College from 1969. He was ordained a deacon on 26 September 1971 (by Eric Knell, Bishop of Reading, at St John's Reading) and a priest around Michaelmas 1972 (by Kenneth Woollcombe, Bishop of Oxford, at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford). Priest His title post (first curacy) was at Kidlington until 1974, when he moved to a second curacy at Bracknell. In 1978, he took his first incumbency, becoming Vicar of Frodsham until 1988, when he moved to Easthampstead, where he served as Rector for twelve years — during which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Benzies
Keith John Benzies OBE (19 June 1938 – 12 May 2002) was an Anglican bishop in Madagascar. He was the Bishop of Antsiranana from 1982 until his death in 2002. Early life Benzies was born in Stepps, Lanarkshire, the son of John Young Benzies, a professor of thermodynamics, (1914-1994) and his wife Jeanette Evelyn (née Beckett) (1913-1956). Both his mother and younger brother Roger died in the 1956 BOAC Argonaut accident at Kano Airport in Nigeria. Benzies was educated at the University of Glasgow, obtaining a MA in Czech and French in 1960.''Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-74'', 85th Edition, p 76. Clerical career Benzies trained for ordination at Salisbury Theological College, and was ordained deacon in 1962 and priest in 1963. He served his title at St Nicholas's Church, Hull (1962-1966). For his second curacy, Benzies went to Madagascar as a USPG United Society Partners in the Gospel (USPG) is a United Kingdom-based charitable organization (registered cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antsiranana
Antsiranana ( mg, Antsiran̈ana ), named Diego-Suárez prior to 1975, is a city in the far north of Madagascar. Antsiranana is the capital of Diana Region. It had an estimated population of 115,015 in 2013. History The bay and city originally used the name ''Diego-Suárez'', named after Diogo Soares, a Portuguese navigator who visited the bay in 1543–44. In the 1880s, the bay was coveted by France, which desired it as a coaling station for steamships. After the first Franco-Hova War, Queen Ranavalona III signed a treaty on December 17, 1885, granting France a protectorate over the bay and surrounding territory, as well as the islands of Nosy-Be and Ste. Marie de Madagascar. The colony's administration was subsumed into that of Madagascar in 1896. The Second Pacific Squadron of Imperial Russia anchored and was resupplied at Diego-Suárez on its way to the Battle of Tsushima in 1905. In 1942, Diego-Suárez was the primary objective of Operation Ironclad, the starting po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samoela Jaona Ranarivelo
Ranarivelo Samoela Jaona (born 25 January 1962) is the current Malagasy Anglican bishop of the Diocese of Antananarivo. He was consecrated on the 29 June 2008 at the cathedral of Saint Laurent's in Ambohimanoro, and is the fourth bishop of Antananarivo. He currently chairs the central office of the Eklesia Episkopaly Malagasy (Malagasy Episcopal Church) that unites the Anglican dioceses in Madagascar. The Diocese of Antananarivo is within the Anglican Church of the Indian Ocean Province. Ranarivelo was educated at thEcole Supérieure Polytechnique Antsirananaand Vontovorona. He also studied theology at Institut Supérieur de Théologie et de Philosophie à Madagascar, now the Catholic University of Madagascar, Ambatoroka. He continued with studies in philosophy at the University of Toliara. He was made deacon in 1995 and ordained as an Anglican priest in 1998 at Cathédrale St Laurent. He was parish priest at the Ankilifaly Anglican church in Toliara before continuing his theolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
