Mark Van Koevering
| The Rt Revd Mark Van Koevering | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Niassa | |
| Church | Anglican |
| Diocese | Niassa |
| In office | 2003 – 2015 |
| Predecessor | Paulino Manhique |
| Successor | vacant |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | July 2003[1] |
Mark Van Koevering is an American Anglican bishop.
Van Koevering was consecrated as Bishop of Niassa, Mozambique, part of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, in 2003, where he served until November 2015.
Van Koevering was raised as a Mennonite. He studied agriculture and theology at university, working first in China and then as an agriculturist with DanChurchAid in Niassa, Mozambique. There he met and married Helen, who was working with Save the Children, reuniting war orphans with their families. He became an Anglican and was a diocesan development officer when he felt called to the ministry. He trained in Wales and was working under Rowan Williams in Newport when the people of Niassa elected him as their bishop. His wife Helen was ordained shortly before leaving Wales in 2003 and is now Mark's chaplain.
Until April 2011 the Van Koeverings' ministry in Niassa was supported through USPG. In April 2011 The Van Koevering Trust Fund was set up to secure funds for the furthering of the Van Koeverings' ministry in Niassa.
In November 2015, he moved back to the United States, to become assisting bishop at the Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia.[2]
See also
- List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
- Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States
Notes and references
- John D. Battersby (25 July 1987). "American Tells of Mozambique Raid". New York Times. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
- Morgan, Alison (2011). The Word on the Wind: Renewing Confidence in the Gospel. Monarch Books. ISBN 978-0-85721-015-9.
- Africa News. Africa News Service. 1987.
- Europa World Year. Taylor & Francis. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
- Bellah Zulu (16 April 2013). "Mozambique bishop calls for peace". Anglican News. Anglican Communion Office. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
- +Thabo Cape Town (31 August 2013). "Ad Laos - To the People of God, August 2013 - and July 2013". archbishop.anglicanchurchsa.org. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
- Vincent Dippenaar (Dec 2008). "God in Distant Land" (PDF). Anglican News. 18 (6). Pietermaritzburg: Anglican Diocese of Natal. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
External links
- Open Charities - Van Koevering Trust Fund
- Church of Sweden's Report on its assessment visit to Chikweti, Niassa
- Diocese of Niassa
| Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Paulino Manhique |
Bishop of Niassa 2003 - 2015 |
Succeeded by Vicente Msosa |