List of Primates in the Anglican Communion

This is a list of the 38 current Primates in the worldwide Anglican Communion.

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Current Primates in the Anglican Communion

# Province Primate Person Date of birth Age Consecration[N 1] Installation[N 2]
1 Church of England The Archbishop of Canterbury
(Primate of All England)		 Rowan Williams 01950-06-1414 June 1950 &1000000000000006100000061 years, &10000000000000266000000266 days 01992-05-011 May 1992 02002-02-2727 February 2002
2 Church of Pakistan The Bishop of Raiwind
(Moderator of the Church of Pakistan)		 Sammy Azariah 01949-08-3131 August 1949 &1000000000000006200000062 years, &10000000000000188000000188 days 01987-07-1919 July 1987 01997 1997
3 Church in Wales The Archbishop of Wales
& Bishop of Llandaff		 Barry Morgan 01947 1947 &1000000000000006500000065 years (approx) 01993 1993 02003-07-1212 July 2003
4 Church of Uganda The Archbishop of Uganda
& Bishop of Kampala		 Henry Orombi 01949-10-1111 October 1949 &1000000000000006200000062 years, &10000000000000147000000147 days 01993 1993 02004-01-2525 January 2004
5 Anglican Church of Mexico Presiding Bishop of the Anglican Church of Mexico
& Bishop of Mexico		 Carlos Touché-Porter Unknown Unknown 02002-12-011 December 2002 02004-02-2121 February 2004
6 Church of the Province of West Africa The Archbishop of West Africa
& Bishop of Accra		 Justice Akrofi 01942 1942 &1000000000000007000000070 years (approx) 01996 1996 02004-09-2121 September 2004
7 Anglican Church of Burundi The Archbishop of Burundi
& Bishop of Matana		 Bernard Ntahoturi 01948 1948 &1000000000000006400000064 years (approx) 01997 1997 02005 2005
8 Anglican Church of Australia The Archbishop of Brisbane Phillip Aspinall 01959 1959 &1000000000000005300000053 years (approx) 01998-06-2929 June 1998 02005 2005
9 Church of the Province of South East Asia The Archbishop of South East Asia
& Bishop of Singapore		 John Chew (Hiang Chea) 01947-10-044 October 1947 &1000000000000006400000064 years, &10000000000000154000000154 days 02000-04-2525 April 2000 02006-02-055 February 2006
10 Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean The Archbishop of the Indian Ocean
& Bishop of Mauritius		 Ian Ernest 01954-08-3030 August 1954 &1000000000000005700000057 years, &10000000000000189000000189 days 02001-07-01July 2001 02006-02-1919 February 2006
11 Anglican Church in Aotearoa,
New Zealand and Polynesia		 The Bishop of Aotearoa
(Archbishop of New Zealand and Bishop of Tairāwhiti)		 Brown Turei 01924 1924 &1000000000000008800000088 years (approx) 01992 1992 02006-05-1111 May 2006
11.5[N 3] Anglican Church in Aotearoa,
New Zealand and Polynesia		 The Bishop of Waikato
(Senior Bishop of the New Zealand Dioceses
& Co-Archbishop of New Zealand)		 David Moxon 01951-09-066 September 1951 &1000000000000006000000060 years, &10000000000000182000000182 days 01993-08-1313 August 1993 02006-05-1111 May 2006
12 Anglican Church in Japan The Primate of Japan
& Bishop of Hokkaido		 Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu Unknown Unknown Unknown 02006-05-2626 May 2006
13 Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil The Bishop of Brasilia
(Primate of Brazil)		 Maurício Andrade Unknown Unknown 02003 2003 02006-07-01July 2006
14 The Episcopal Church in the USA The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church Katharine Jefferts Schori 01954-03-2626 March 1954 &1000000000000005700000057 years, &10000000000000346000000346 days 02001 2001 02006-11-011 November 2006
15 Church of Ireland The Archbishop of Armagh
(Primate of All Ireland)		 Alan Harper 01944-03-2020 March 1944 &1000000000000006700000067 years, &10000000000000352000000352 days 02002-03-1818 March 2002 02007-03-1616 March 2007
16 Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East The President Bishop of the Church in Jerusalem
& Bishop of Egypt		 Mouneer Anis 01949-08-1010 August 1949 &1000000000000006100000061 years, &10000000000000209000000209 days 02000-05-1515 May 2000 02007-04-1818 April 2007
17 Anglican Church of Canada The Primate of Canada Fred Hiltz 01954 1954 &1000000000000005800000058 years (approx) 01995 1995 02007-06-2525 June 2007
18 Hong Kong Anglican Church (Episcopal) The Archbishop of Hong Kong
& Bishop of Hong Kong Island		 Paul Kwong 01952 1952 &1000000000000006000000060 years (approx) 02006-03-2525 March 2006 02007-09-2828 September 2007
19 Anglican Church of Southern Africa The Archbishop of Cape Town
(Primate of Southern Africa)		 Thabo Makgoba 01960-12-1515 December 1960 &1000000000000005100000051 years, &1000000000000008200000082 days 02002-05-2525 May 2002 02007-12-3131 December 2007
20 Episcopal Church of the Sudan The Archbishop of Juba
(Primate of Sudan)		 Daniel Deng 01950-01-022 January 1950 &1000000000000006200000062 years, &1000000000000006400000064 days 01988 1988 02008-04-2020 April 2008
21 Episcopal Church in the Philippines The Prime Bishop of the Philippines Edward Malecdan Unknown Unknown 01997-12-1010 December 1997 02008-05-01May 2008
22 Anglican Church of Tanzania The Archbishop of Tanzania
& Bishop of Dar es Salaam		 Valentino Mokiwa Unknown Unknown Unknown 02008-05-2525 May 2008
23 Church of North India The Bishop of North East India
(Moderator of the Church of North India)		 Purely Lyngdohs 01949 1949 &1000000000000006300000063 years (approx) 01997-03-01March 1997 02008-10-2020 October 2008
24 Anglican Church of Kenya The Archbishop of Kenya
(Bishop of All Saints' Cathedral)		 Eliud Wabukala 01951 1951 &1000000000000006100000061 years (approx) 01996-10-01October 1996 02009-04-2424 April 2009
25 Anglican Church of the Province of the Congo The Archbishop of the Congo
& Bishop of Boga		 Henry Isingoma 01945 1945 &1000000000000006700000067 years (approx) 02007-04-1818 April 2007 02009 2009
26 Church of the Province of Myanmar (Burma) The Archbishop of Myanmar
& Bishop of Rangoon		 Stephen Than Myint Oo 01958 1958 &1000000000000005400000054 years (approx) 02005 2005 02009-02-1717 February 2009
27 Church of the Province of Melanesia The Archbishop of Melanesia
& Bishop of Central Melanesia		 David Vunagi Unknown Unknown 02000 2000 02009-05-3131 May 2009
28 Scottish Episcopal Church The Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane		 David Chillingworth 01951 1951 &1000000000000006100000061 years (approx) 02005-03-055 March 2005 02009-06-1313 June 2009
29 Church of Bangladesh Bishop of Dhaka
(Moderator of the Church of Bangladesh)		 Paul Sarkar Unknown Unknown Unknown 02009-10-01October 2009
30 Church in the Province of the West Indies The Archbishop of the West Indies
& Bishop of Barbados		 John Holder 01948 1948 &1000000000000006400000064 years (approx) 02000 2000 02009-12-1010 December 2009
31 Anglican Church of Korea Presiding Bishop of the Anglican Church of Korea
& Bishop of Seoul		 Paul Geun Sang Kim Unknown Unknown 02008-05-2222 May 2008 02010 2010
32 Church of South India Moderator of the Church of South India
& Bishop of Karnataka Central		 Vasantha Kumar Unknown Unknown Unknown 02010-01-1414 January 2010
33 Church of Nigeria The Archbishop of Abuja
(Primate of All Nigeria) & Bishop of Abuja		 Nicholas Okoh 01952-11-1010 November 1952 &1000000000000005900000059 years, &10000000000000117000000117 days 02001-03-01March 2001 02010-03-01March 2010
34 Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea The Archbishop of Papua New Guinea
& Bishop of Popondota		 Joseph Kopapa 01945 1945 &1000000000000006700000067 years (approx) 02005-10-01October 2005 02010-06-1111 June 2010
35 Anglican Church in Central America The Bishop of Guatemala
& Primate of Central America		 Armando Guerra Soria 01949-08-1010 August 1949 &1000000000000006100000061 years, &10000000000000209000000209 days 01982 1982 02010-06-1212 June 2010
35.5[N 3] Anglican Church in Aotearoa,
New Zealand and Polynesia		 The Bishop of Polynesia
(Co-Archbishop of New Zealand)		 Winston Halapua 01945 1945 &1000000000000006700000067 years (approx) 02005-04-01April 2005[1] 02010-08-011 August 2010
36 Anglican Church of the Southern Cone of America The Presiding Bishop of the Southern Cone
& Bishop of Chile		 Hector Zavala 01954-10-1616 October 1954 &1000000000000005700000057 years, &10000000000000142000000142 days 01998 1998 02010-11-055 November 2010
37 Church of the Province of Rwanda The Archbishop of Rwanda
& Bishop of Gasabo		 Onesphore Rwaje 01953 1953 &1000000000000005900000059 years (approx) 01991 1991 02010-12-1212 December 2010
38 Church of the Province of Central Africa The Archbishop of Central Africa
& Bishop of Northern Zambia		 Albert Chama Unknown Unknown Unknown 02011-03-2020 March 2011

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The date the person was consecrated as an Anglican bishop.
  2. ^ The date the person was installed into their role as primate.
  3. ^ a b The senior bishops of each of the three tikanga technically share the Primacy and the style of "Archbishop of New Zealand", but Turei is the de facto head of the church.

References

  1. ^ 2008 — Halapua Appointed Chaplain

External links

Churches in the Anglican Communion