We pray that the Lord will give you wisdom and the grace. At this difficult time in the life of the Communion, we pray that the Lord will use you to bring about healing to our beloved Anglican Communion.

To:
The Rt. Rev’d. Dr. Justin Welby
8 November 2012

Dear Bishop Justin,

Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ!

On behalf of the Primates of Global South of the Anglican Communion, we would like to congratulate you on your election as the Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of All England.

We pray that the Lord will give you wisdom and the grace. At this difficult time in the life of the Communion, we pray that the Lord will use you to bring about healing to our beloved Anglican Communion.

Please be assured of our love and prayers.

Yours in Christ,

Signed

The Most Rev’d. Dr. Mouneer Hanna Anis
Primate of Jerusalem & the Middle East Bishop of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa
Chairman, Global South Primates Steering Committee

The Most Rev’d. Ian Ernest
Primate of the Indian Ocean
Bishop of Mauritius
Hon. General Secretary,
Global South Primates Steering Committee

Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ!

Several of the Global South Primates met recently as we gathered in Singapore for the Installation of Rt. Rev. Rennis Ponniah as the new Bishop of Singapore.

We were saddened, but not surprised, by the news of your inhibition and possible deposition by the TEC. We all want to assure you and the Diocese of South Carolina of our continuing prayers and support. We thank God for your stand for the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ! We are proud that you are willing to suffer for the faith once delivered to the saints.

Please be assured that we are with you, and that our Lord is also proud of you and our brothers and sisters in the Diocese of South Carolina.

May the Lord bless you!

Yours in Christ,

+ Mouneer Egypt

The Most Revd Dr. Mouneer Hanna Anis
Primate of Jerusalem & the Middle East Bishop of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa
Chairman, Global South Primates Steering Committee

+ Ian Mauritius
The Most Revd Ian Ernest
Primate of the Indian Ocean Bishop of Mauritius
Hon. General Secretary, Global South Primates Steering Committee

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The Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh (All Nigeria)
The Most Rev. Bolly Lapok (South East Asia)
The Most Rev. Stephen Than (Myanmar)
The Most Rev. Henri Isingoma (Congo)
The Most Rev. Hector Zavala (Southern Cone)
The Most Rev. Dr. Eliud Wabukala (Kenya)
The Most Rev. Daniel Deng (Sudan)

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The Global South of the Anglican Communion
Secretariat: 37, St Paul Road, Vacoas, Mauritius . Email: dioang@intnet.mu
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It is the reality of the Anglican Communion in the 21st Century that the majority of Anglicans are found within the Global South, especially in Africa. Resulting from the faithful witness of Western missionaries over the past two hundred years, Anglicans today stand in worship and witness amidst diverse cultures, among ancient traditions and often in inter-religious tensions.

As noted in the media release of the Church of England on the appointment of the Archbishop of Canterbury, one of his responsibilities is to be o'the Focus of Unity of the
Anglican Communion... primus inter pares among the bishops." This role calls for the new Archbishop of Canterbury to always act in a conciliar and collegial manner with
his fellow Primates because his decisions will affect the life and witness of Provinces worldwide.

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...with the theme “Be Transformed by the Renewing of the Mind to Obedience of Faith for Holistic Mission in a Radically Changing Global Landscape” (Rom 12.1f; 2 Tim 4.7).
 
 1.  This Conference is a response to the call at the 4th Global South to South Encounter in Singapore April 2010 to gather leaders from Provinces of the Global South and other mission partners, which are unequivocally committed to the apostolic-historic faith for the Global South Conference on Decade of Mission and Networking.
 
2.   We received with thanks a note of greeting from Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who affirmed his support for the work of the Conference.
 
3.   Similarly, we also received with thanks a note of greeting from Elder Fu Xianwei, Chairman of the National Committee of Three Self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Churches of China.  He affirmed his friendship with the Global South Anglican Churches and continual desire for further dialogue and partnership in ministry.
 
4.   More than 100 delegates from provinces in the Global South (comprising Africa, Asia, the Pacific and South America) gathered together in prayer, fellowship and listening to the teaching of the Word.  We were also joined by a number of our mission partners from other parts of the Communion and various Mission agencies.
 
5.   We are immensely grateful for the wonderful hospitality and support shown to us by the Anglican Church in Thailand, a deanery in the diocese of Singapore and the Province of Southeast Asia.
 
6.   The Holy Scriptures shaped our thinking on Mission and inspired our collective resolve to action.  We found fresh insights from the Book of Romans.  We were challenged to see Mission as “calling people from among the nations to the obedience of faith” (Romans 1:5 cf., 15:18, 16:26).  Mission is not complete until it leads people to obey the true, living and only-wise God, who in His grace and righteousness (Romans 3-8), has saved humankind for newness of life (Romans 12-16) through Jesus Christ our Lord.
 
7.   For nations to come to the obedience of faith, we as Christians individually and as the Church corporately need ‘consecrated bodies and renewed minds’ (Romans 12:1-3), so that we can share and live out and witness holistically to the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Romans 1:16) in the expanding spheres of community, nation and the world at large.  Hence, the choice of the Conference theme so that all of us may be challenged “to offer our sanctified bodies (churches) and renewed minds as living sacrifices” for our Lord’s glory.
 
Plenary Sessions
 
8.   We took careful note of the radical change in the post-1989 geo-political landscape.  The Global South is now a global “Antioch” church, which is multi-cultural and missionary-sending.  We noted that the “centre of gravity in world Christianity” has shifted to the Global South.
 
9.   Changing globalised patterns of thinking and action are likely to drive much of the activity in the world.  We can expect a resurgence of traditional religious-cultural groups on the one hand, and hardened secularism and materialism on the other.  These are the serious challenges that the global church is facing. 
 
10. In the face of these challenges, our greatest need is for discipleship to take root and go deep.  The way forward is to equip our churches with an emphasis on discipleship and character formation, marked with “humility, integrity, and simplicity.”
 
11. Equipping the Global South churches means that the gospel should be contextualised so that it does not have a foreign but a local face and be effective in the local context.  Along with this, we should strengthen an orthodox theology on the Church’s role in nation-building.  Our commitment is to a strong society marked by the rise of a civil society, political stability, sustainable economy, reduction of poverty, and the eradication of all forms of violence, endemic diseases and corruption.
 
12. We had an overview on Mission trends.  The data presented on the growth of orthodox-evangelical churches in different contexts encouraged the assembly to continue with the work, especially in areas with difficult and hostile conditions.  It complemented the two other papers by challenging us to face up to globalisation and cross-culturalism so as to be effective in a “multi-layered” world.  We need to strengthen our theological education that it may have a missional dimension.  We realised that we need to “pass on” (2 Timothy 2:2) through personal discipleship and the transformation of societies.
 
13. The Conference also heard from different regions of the Global South as well as from our Mission partners on the issues and challenges facing them.
 
Responses
 
14. In a globalised world, where local cultures and traditions have been weakened (along with time-tested values), there is a need for holistic discipleship.  Therefore, we need to invest in the next generation.  We need to start this as early as possible.  This will include the environment in which the child or youth grows, including the family, church and school.
 
15. Much work needs to be done theologically and practically to guide the church in this call of discipleship within each culture.  To this end, churches and theological centres need to share resources and to work together.  Greater coordination is needed between theologians and theological centres.  Much of this theological work is to apply within the context of the church community and her needs.
 
16. There were intensive discussions on the need for theological and economic empowerment.  We are inter-dependent and we need each other.  Constructive partnerships are needed to encourage each Province to be increasingly self-reliant.  Much of this can happen through the mutual sharing of resources and building up of relationships.  Economic and intellectual resources are needed to do the work.
 
17. In relating to other faiths, we need to engage in meaningful and constructive inter-faith dialogue.  While we acknowledge that this could be difficult in some societies, we seek to encourage, help and support churches, both in better understanding our own faith and in facing more radical and political forms of other religions.
 
18. In the Mission of the Church, we are encouraged by some of the global trends.  While we can attempt to project into the future from statistics based on present realities, we need to acknowledge the sovereign work of the Holy Spirit, which is a starting point for faith and courage in spreading the gospel.
 
19. The nature of the global Anglican Church affords us an opportunity to serve, work and learn together.  This is a gift from God to the world, of a church which is globally connected and yet rooted into the local community.  Our unity is both a witness and a conduit by which this work and witness flow.
 
“Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ….to the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ!  Amen.” (Romans 16:25-27, ESV)
 

2.  The theme of Conference called the Church to “Be Transformed by the Renewing of the mind to Obedience of Faith for Holistic Mission in a Radically Changing Global Landscape”, offering our sanctified bodies and renewed minds as living sacrifices for our Lord’s glory.

3.  We are grateful to the Lord for the convivial fellowship, the insightful discussions and the spirit of unity that we enjoyed at this assembly. It is truly a demonstration of the Holy Spirit at work across diverse cultures and backgrounds to shape “a people belonging to God” (1 Peter 2:9) for His glory in the salvation of humankind.

4.  The Conference, with delegations from the Global South as well as orthodox Anglican churches in the West, explored the trends in mission in the 21st century amidst the post-1989 global landscape, and evaluated the effectiveness of Anglicans in missions. The challenges of the unfinished work of mission were intensively discussed in four tracks, namely Economic Empowerment, Emerging Servant Leaders, Theological Resourcing and Inter-faith Relations, as well as various regional networking sessions.

5.  We are committed to implement the recommendations of the Conference. In order to do so, we have appointed the following Task Forces to follow up the progress.

5.1    Economic Empowerment, coordinated by the Most Rev Dr Eliud Wabukala.

5.2    Theological Resourcing, coordinated by the Most Rev Bolly Lapok.

a)      Evangelism and Discipleship
b)      Mission

5.3    Emerging Servant Leaders, coordinated by the Most Rev Ian Ernest.

5.4    Inter-faith Relations, coordinated by the Most Rev Nicholas Okoh.

6.  We note with great sadness the passing of Resolution A049 at the 77th General Convention of The Episcopal Church which authorized a liturgy for blessing same-sex unions. This action confirms our disappointment that The Episcopal Church has no regard for the concerns and convictions of the vast majority of Anglicans worldwide.

7.  We stand in solidarity with our brethren in the Communion Partners who have dissented from this action. We uphold them in prayer and support them in fellowship as they continue in their commitment to the evangelical faith and catholic order of the Church, as expressed in their Minority Report known as The Indianapolis Statement.

8.  We also appreciate and support all the faithful in Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) as well as those in the Anglican Church in Canada who remain true to our biblical and historic faith.

9.   We deeply respect and appreciate our historical and spiritual relationship with the See of Canterbury. We have written to the Crown Nominations Commission with concerns from the Global South and important principles for consideration as it nominates candidates for the appointment of a new Archbishop of Canterbury.

10.  We have appointed a new Global South Primates Steering Committee (GSPSC) comprising:

10.1    The Most Rev Dr Mouneer Anis as Chairman

10.2    The Most Rev Nicholas Okoh as Vice-Chairman

10.3    The Most Rev Ian Ernest as Honorary Secretary

10.4    The Most Rev Bolly Lapok as Honorary Treasurer

10.5    The Most Rev Stephen Than as an Elected Member

10.6    The Most Rev Henri Isingoma as an Elected Member

10.7    The Most Rev Hector Zavala as an Elected Member

10.8    The Most Rev Dr Eliud Wabukala as an Elected Member

10.9    The Most Rev Daniel Deng as an Elected Member

11. We have also invited the Primates of the Provinces of West Africa and Melanesia to be co-opted members of this Steering Committee.

12. We deeply appreciate the Right Rev Dr John Chew who served as Secretary and Chairman of the last two Steering Committees respectively, especially for his untiring efforts in focusing the Global South on the vital tasks of missions and transformation of society through the Gospel of Jesus Christ culminatinh in this Conference.

13. We have the pleasure of nominating the Right Rev Peter Akinola and the Right Rev Dr John Chew to be Honorary Members of the Global South Steering Committee.

14. We also appreciate the Venerable Wong Tak Meng and the Rev Canon Terry Wong for their work in the Global South Secretariat.

15.  Now, as we launch the Decade of Mission and Networking, we seek God’s guidance and the power of the Holy Spirit to expand God’s kingdom.

“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” (Ephesians 3:20-21)

Primates Present or Represented:

The Most Rev Dr Mouneer Anis, Primate of Jerusalem & the Middle East
The Most Rev Nicholas Okoh, Primate of Nigeria
The Most Rev Ian Ernest, Primate of the Indian Ocean
The Most Rev Bolly Lapok, Primate of South East Asia
The Most Rev Dr Eliud Wabukala, Primate of Kenya
The Most Rev Stephen Tan, Primate of Myanmar
The Most Rev Henri Isingoma, Primate of Congo
The Most Rev Daniel Deng, Primate of Sudan
The Most Rev Bernard Ntahoturi, Primate of Burundi
The Most Rev Onesphore Rwaje, Primate of Rwanda
The Most Rev Valentino Mokiwa, Primate of Tanzania
The Most Rev David Vunagi, Primate of Melanesia
The Most Rev Joseph Kopapa, Primate of Papua New Guinea
The Right Rev Dr Johannes Seoka representing Southern Africa
The Right Rev Matthias Medadues-Badohu representing West Africa
The Right Rev Dr Chad Gandiya representing Central Africa
The Right Rev Peter Bartlett representing the Southern Cone

In the Name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, I greet you all as you gather to reflect on a Decade of Mission and Networking.  At the present moment, our world faces the gravest problems.  The cycles of poverty in many places are not being addressed.  Many of our countries still face the ravages of war, of corruption or of oppression.  Christian populations in a number of contexts live in great insecurity, sometimes in fear of violent aggression from neighbours.  And the world financial system seems to be in deep trouble as regards its morality as well as its practical capacity.  Hunger for a transfiguring message of good news is everywhere to be seen; and we must have the courage and energy to step up to this challenge.

Jesus Christ is not the Lord of a private religious organisation.  He is the cornerstone of God’s rebuilding of the whole universe, the beginning of the new creation.  All human longing for truth, peace and justice finds its focus and meaning in him.  all the awareness of human sin and failure finds its healing and absolution in him.  He is truly the desire of all nations.  And into our hands he has given the ministry of reconciliation and the hope of a renewed humanity.

By the gift of his Spirit, he has sent his messengers into all lands and have called us to be a holy people witnessing in worship and adoration to his infinite goodness and loving kindness.  I pray that this meeting will be a time of true refreshment for you, a time of praise and thanksgiving that will in turn renew the energy we need in our Anglican Communion to bring the Good News of Jesus to all in our world, with joy and steadiness of purpose.

I wish you God’s blessing in all your proceedings and ask for your prayers for your brothers and sisters here in the Church of England.

+ Rowan Cantuar :

 Lambeth Palace, London SE1 7JU

On 22^nd June 2012, at a press conference held at the Archbishop’s Palace, Namirembe, the Rt. Rev. Nicodemus Okille, Dean of the Church of the Province of Uganda, announced that the Rt. Rev. Stanley Ntagali was elected the 8^th Archbishop of the Church of Uganda. The election was held during a meeting of the House of Bishops on Friday, 22^nd June, 2012, at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Namirembe.

The election was by secret ballot and was presided over by the Provincial Chancellor. Bishop Ntagali was elected with more than a two-thirds majority, per the Constitution of the Church of Uganda.

Bishop Ntagali was consecrated Bishop on 19^th December 2004 and has served as the Bishop of Masindi-Kitara Diocese for eight years.

Born in Ndorwa County in Kabale District in 1955, he shifted with his family to Wambabya Parish in Kizirifumbi Sub-county in Hoima District when he was 16 years old. On Christmas Eve 1974, at the age of 19, he accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Saviour and was born again.

He began working as a teacher in Wambabya Primary School, and later spent two years as a missionary in Karamoja Diocese.  He did his theological training at Bishop Tucker Theological College, St. Paul’s Theological College, Limuru, Kenya, and the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies in the UK.

After serving as a missionary in Karamoja Diocese, he served the remainder of his priestly ministry in various capacities in Bunyoro-Kitara Diocese until 2002, when he was appointed Provincial Secretary.

As a Bishop, Bishop Ntagali has represented the Archbishop in international meetings, served as the Chair of the Church House Board, and led the committee that designed guidelines for retiring Bishops.

Bishop Ntagali is married to Beatrice and they have five children.

On 8^th January 2012 Archbishop Henry Orombi announced his intention to retire after nine years of service to continue a ministry of preaching, which has been his passion. He said, “I want to devote the rest of my life, while I am still able, to fulfilling this calling full-time.”

Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi has served as the 7^th Archbishop of the Church of Uganda. Elected in July 2003, he was installed as Archbishop on 25^th January 2004 at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Namirembe. He has served with distinction for nine years; consecrated 25 new Bishops and launched four new Dioceses. It is under his leadership that construction has begun on Church House, and his successor will dedicate it next year, God willing.

To be eligible to be an Archbishop, one must already be serving as a Bishop in the Church of Uganda, and must be at least 50 years old. Out of the 35 Bishops currently active in the Church of Uganda, 29 were eligible to become Archbishop.

The installation of the new Archbishop is expected to take place on 16^th December at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Namirembe. At that time, Archbishop Henry Orombi will hand over the pastoral staff to Archbishop-elect Stanley Ntagali who will then be invested with the authority to lead the Church of Uganda as Archbishop. The Presiding Bishop at the enthronement will be the Dean of the Province, who is the longest serving Bishop in the Church at that time.

Between now and December, Archbishop Henry Orombi will continue to do the work of the Archbishop and the Bishop of Kampala Diocese, as well as bid farewell to each of the 34 Dioceses. 

The Archbishop-elect will say farewell to his Diocese and prepare to move to Kampala. His current Diocese will elect a new Bishop, since he will leave his Diocese to also become the Bishop of Kampala Diocese.

The previous Archbishops of the Church of Uganda have been the following:

1.     Archbishop Leslie Brown, a British missionary, was the first Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Boga-Zaire (1961-1966)

2.      Archbishop Erica Sabiti (1966 – 1974)

3.     Archbishop Janani Luwum (1974 – 1977). Martyred in 1977.

4.     Archbishop Silvanus Wani (1977 – 1983). In 1980, Rwanda, Burundi, and Boga-Zaire became a separate, Francophone Province, and Uganda became its own Province.

5.     Archbishop Yona Okoth (1983 – 1995)

6.     Archbishop Livingstone Mpalanyi-Nkoyoyo (1995 – 2004)

7.     Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi (2004 - 2012)

The Rt. Rev. Nicodemus Okille

DEAN OF THE CHURCH OF UGANDA.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

22^nd June 2012

Contact: Rev. Canon George Bagamuhunda

Provincial Secretary, Church of Uganda

+256 772 450 019

On Saturday 12^th May 2012, at the 22nd Session of Synod, The Most Revd Bolly Lapok, the Archbishop of the Province of South East Asia announced that The Right Revd Rennis Ponniah has been appointed the Ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Singapore.

Bishop Rennis Ponniah, 56, has been the Vicar of one of the largest Anglican parishes, St John’s-St Margaret’s Church, since July 1993. He was a Senior Research Officer with the Housing Development Board before being ordained as deacon in 1990. The following year he was ordained as priest and he was consecrated as Assistant Bishop in 2005. He holds a B. Soc. Sc (Hons) from the University of Singapore and a Masters in Divinity from Trinity Theological College. Married to Amir for 30 years, they have four children.

On his election, the Bishop-designate, The Right Revd Rennis Ponniah had this to say,

With faith in God, I receive this immense responsibility. I am humbled by the trust invested in me by the clergy, the laity and the provincial bishops. I intend to build on the good work of Bishop John Chew and his predecessors, while seeking fresh ways to bring the love and hope of the “good news” of our faith to a multi-religious and constantly-changing society in a responsible and winsome way.

After the announcement, the Bishop-designate led clergy and lay leaders to pay their personal tributes to Bishop John Chew for his sterling leadership for the last 12 years. Under Bishop Chew’s leadership, the Diocese and the Province had grown holistically and in so many ways: seeking the welfare of the city through community services, overseas outreach as well as the strengthening of our schools and local churches. Bishop Chew had also played a major role internationally, especially in standing for orthodoxy in faith and practice through the Global South grouping of Anglican Provinces, and in building a strong link between the Anglican Church in African states and the Christian Church in China. These are some of the areas that Bishop-designate Ponniah intends to build on.

The Bishop-designate Rennis Ponniah reflected on his ministry thus far,

As the Vicar of St John’s-St Margaret’s Church as well as the Asst. Bishop of the Diocese of Singapore, I praise God for the privilege of being part of both parish and diocesan growth over the years. For the Diocese, we have worked hard to establish the essential shape of congregational life in our Parish Life Review and we have made consistent effort to strengthen the nexus between Diocese and the parishes. It has been a joy to witness the growing role of our Diocese in the public square, particularly in our contribution to the social capital of the nation through well–synergised community services and well-run, value-based educational institutions.

In terms of the parish I currently am entrusted with, we have in God’s grace grown in worship and prayer, discipleship and evangelism, and also in world missions and community services. My great joy is in building communities of disciples – to see congregations rise up in the Spirit’s power to be the people of God touching the society around them, stirring others to know God, leading people to receive Jesus as Saviour & Lord, and reaching the nations for Christ. One of my great thrills is being on the mission field to encourage our cross-cultural workers and assist them in their outreach work.

As an Asst. Bishop, I thank God for the opportunity to work alongside Bishop Chew in pastorally caring for the clergy and their parishes, as well as helping to oversee the training and formation of ordinands and priests. The health and strength of the Diocese, while requiring critical input by the Diocesan Bishop and his senior clergy team, is also inextricably tied to the health and strength of its parishes. I am committed, with God’s help, to grow personally and to help other priests grow as pastoral leaders.

The process of selecting a new Bishop involved several steps. A Special Synod in March met for the House of Laity and the House of Clergy to nominate candidates. The final selection was made by the House of Bishops at the Provincial level. The Installation Service will take place sometime on the 20^th of October this year. The incumbent, The Right Revd Dr John Chew, will remain in office till 4^th October 2012.

Pope Shenouda had a great missionary vision. He consecrated two missionary bishops in Africa, and he planted churches and monasteries in all of the continents of the world. He gave special care to all of the Copts in the diaspora. Pope Shenouda had a warm heart for ministry to the poor. He had a special meeting with them every Thursday, where he supported them through funds, counselling and prayer.

During the time of Pope Shenouda, the Coptic Orthodox church has grown tremendously. He gave special attention to theological education, opening several new seminaries. He also cared for the youth of his church and consecrated two bishops mainly for ministry to youth.

He was well known for defending the rights of Christians, and because of this he was put under house arrest by President Anwar Sadat. He was released after the death of Sadat. In spite of this he continued to love Egypt and often said, ‘Egypt is not the country in which we live but the country which lives in our hearts.’

As Egypt presently goes through many political changes, it is not easy for Egyptian Christians to lose Pope Shenouda, the father of the church in Egypt, at this time of uncertainty about the future. I was not surprised to see hundreds of thousands of people in the streets of Cairo yesterday, immediately after the announcement of the passing away of the beloved Pope, who was such an important symbol for the nation.

Our relationship to the Coptic Orthodox Church is the strongest among the different denominations in Egypt. Several times he mentioned to me how much he appreciated the fact that he started his career as a teacher of English in our Anglican School in Cairo.

Pope Shenouda was a continuous encouragement to me personally and to our church. He always sent representatives to our events and celebrations. At our nomination he received an honorary doctoral degree at a great celebration from Nashotah House in Wisconsin, USA. Pope Shenouda will be greatly missed, but he will always be remembered as a great leader, teacher, partner and bishop.

In our churches we have prayed for the Coptic Orthodox Church and we have thanked God for Pope Shenouda, his life and his ministry in the assurance that he now celebrates eternal life with his Lord Christ. During his life he often told audiences ‘rabbina mawguud’, God is present in our midst. He now experiences this to the fullest possible extent!

The funeral for Pope Shenouda will on Tuesday 21 March, and he will be buried in his monastery of St. Bishoy.

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