He was the first prelate in the church of Papua New Guinea to come from elsewhere in the country than the eastern Papuan heartland of the country's Anglican Church. Ayong served as a parish priest in rural and metropolitan Papua New Guinea and, unusually among indigenous Papua New Guinean clergy, studied overseas, in England. At the time of his birth Australian New Guinea (the northern half of eastern New Guinea and the New Guinea Islands) was under occupation by the forces of Japan during World War II and Japanese forces and Papuan tribesman sympathetic to the Japanese cause had recently executed the New Guinea Martyrs.
In 1982, James Ayong earned his diploma in Theology from Newton College, in Papua New Guinea. He would earn a Bachelor of Theology from Martin Luther Seminary, in Lae. Martin Luther Seminary is a joint clergy-training venture of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea and the Gutnius Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea. He earned his Master of Arts degree from Chichester Theological College, in England, in 1994.
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Purchasing Officer and Radio Operator for the Anglican Diocesan Office in Lae, 1976–1980
james, ayong, james, simon, ayong, born, cave, kumbun, west, britain, 1944, april, 2018, anglican, archbishop, papua, guinea, from, june, 1996, 2009, right, reverendbishop, aipo, rongo, andarchbishop, papua, guineachurchanglicanseeaipo, rongoin, office1995, 20. James Simon Ayong born in a cave in Kumbun West New Britain in 1944 5 April 2018 was the Anglican Archbishop of Papua New Guinea from 19 June 1996 to 2009 The Right ReverendJames AyongBishop of Aipo Rongo andArchbishop of Papua New GuineaChurchAnglicanSeeAipo RongoIn office1995 2009 Aipo Rongo 1996 2009 archbishop PredecessorBevan Meredith as archbishop SuccessorJoe Kopapa as archbishop OrdersOrdination1984Consecration1995Personal detailsBorn1944Kumbun West New Britain Territory of New GuineaDied5 April 2018 1 Kimbe West New Britain Papua New Guinea 1 He was the first prelate in the church of Papua New Guinea to come from elsewhere in the country than the eastern Papuan heartland of the country s Anglican Church Ayong served as a parish priest in rural and metropolitan Papua New Guinea and unusually among indigenous Papua New Guinean clergy studied overseas in England At the time of his birth Australian New Guinea the northern half of eastern New Guinea and the New Guinea Islands was under occupation by the forces of Japan during World War II and Japanese forces and Papuan tribesman sympathetic to the Japanese cause had recently executed the New Guinea Martyrs Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Death 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEducation editIn 1982 James Ayong earned his diploma in Theology from Newton College in Papua New Guinea He would earn a Bachelor of Theology from Martin Luther Seminary in Lae Martin Luther Seminary is a joint clergy training venture of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea and the Gutnius Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea He earned his Master of Arts degree from Chichester Theological College in England in 1994 Career editLocal Government Officer Purchasing Officer and Radio Operator for the Anglican Diocesan Office in Lae 1976 1980 Ordination training at Newton College 1980 1982 Assistant priest Lae 1982 1987 Lecturer in Old Testament Studies and Theology Newton College 1987 1989 Principal Newton College 1989 1993 Chichester Theological College England 1993 1994 Parish Priest of Gerehu 1994 1995 Bishop of Aipo Rongo 1995 2009 Archbishop of Papua New Guinea 1996 2009Death editAyong died in Kimbe hospital on 5 April 2018 1 See also edit nbsp Christianity portalAnglican Church of Papua New GuineaReferences edit a b c RIP Bishop James Ayong Anglican Board of Mission 5 April 2018 Retrieved 30 August 2020 External links editProfile of AyongAnglican Communion titlesPreceded byBevan Meredith Primate of the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea1996 2009 Succeeded byJoe Kopapa nbsp This Papua New Guinean biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an Anglican bishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Ayong amp oldid 1107924683, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
