It is one of the four original founding dioceses of the Church, erected in 1975[1] as the Diocese of the New Hebrides[2] and inaugurated in 1975 at Lolowai on Aoba Island. The diocese's name was changed to the Diocese of Vanuatu c. 1980, when the Republic of Vanuatu gained its independence;[3] the name was changed again, around 2010, to the Diocese of Vanuatu and New Caledonia. The diocese has eight regions and 39 parishes and is headquartered in Luganville.
^List of small publications in the Archives of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (in the National Archives of Solomon Islands) p. 16. (Accessed 30 August 2016)
^Small publications, p. 25. (Accessed 30 August 2016)
^Small publications, p. 31. (Accessed 30 August 2016)
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diocese, vanuatu, caledonia, nine, current, dioceses, anglican, church, melanesia, four, original, founding, dioceses, church, erected, 1975, diocese, hebrides, inaugurated, 1975, lolowai, aoba, island, diocese, name, changed, diocese, vanuatu, 1980, when, rep. The Diocese of Vanuatu and New Caledonia is one of the nine current dioceses of the Anglican Church of Melanesia It is one of the four original founding dioceses of the Church erected in 1975 1 as the Diocese of the New Hebrides 2 and inaugurated in 1975 at Lolowai on Aoba Island The diocese s name was changed to the Diocese of Vanuatu c 1980 when the Republic of Vanuatu gained its independence 3 the name was changed again around 2010 to the Diocese of Vanuatu and New Caledonia The diocese has eight regions and 39 parishes and is headquartered in Luganville List of bishops editBishops of the New HebridesFrom Until Incumbent Notes1975 1980 Derek Rawcliffe Previously assistant bishop in the Diocese of Melanesia since 1974 1980 1980 Harry Tevi Previously Assistant Bishop of the New Hebrides since 1979 Bishops of Vanuatu1980 1989 Harry Tevi Title changed with Vanuatu independence1990 2000 Michael Tavoa Consecrated and installed on 21 April 1990 4 2000 2006 Hugh Blessing Boe Consecrated and installed on 29 June 2000 5 2006 James Ligo Fifth bishop 6 Bishops of Vanuatu and New Caledonia 2017 James Ligo Title changed to Bishop of Vanuatu and New Caledonia 2017 present James TamaReferences edit Anglican Church of Melanesia Diocese of Malaita Archived 2020 11 28 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 4 September 2016 Anglican Communion Melanesian Messenger Online November 4 2004 Archived 5 July 2007 archive accessed 5 September 2016 1 Footnote 47 List of small publications in the Archives of the Anglican Church of Melanesia in the National Archives of Solomon Islands p 16 Accessed 30 August 2016 Small publications p 25 Accessed 30 August 2016 Small publications p 31 Accessed 30 August 2016 15 32 S 167 10 E 15 533 S 167 167 E 15 533 167 167Sources editAnglican Church of Melanesia Diocese of Vanuatu and New Caledonia Archived 2016 09 11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diocese of Vanuatu and New Caledonia amp oldid 1202374292, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
