Anglican Communion News Service

During the Primates Meeting in Brazil, the Primate of the United States, the Most Revd Frank T Griswold, was elected by the Americas region as their representative on the Primates Standing committee. The Most Revd Barry Morgan, new Archbishop of Wales, was elected by the European region for the same committee.

The Primates Standing Committee meets with the Anglican Consultative Council Standing Committee each year as the Joint Standing Committee for the ongoing work of the Anglican Communion.

Photo: IEAB/Mello

ROW ONE left to right:
Central Africa, Melanesia, Ireland, Pakistan, West Africa, England, Brazil, Canada, Wales, Uganda

ROW TWO left to right:
Canon Herman Browne, Lambeth Palace, Japan, Australia, West Indies, Sudan, Nigeria, USA, Secretary General John Peterson, Southern Africa, Diocesan Bishop of the South, Orlando Oliveira, Rwanda, Congo, Jerusalem and the Middle East, Burundi

TOP ROW left to right:
Philippines, Cental American Region, Myanmar, Mexico (Acting), Indian Ocean, Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, Korea, Tanzania, Southern Cone, Kenya

Absent from photo: Southeast Asia, Papua New Guinea
Absent from meeting: Hong Kong, South India, North India, Scotland, Bangladesh