A bishop in flood-stricken Seychelles has said the Church in that country will be “actively involved in the reconstruction efforts” through “raising funds for building materials.”
Members of the Anglican Communion has been asked to provide prayer and financial support for the diocese of Seychelles which has been badly hit by flooding due to recent extreme weather.
Thirty-one people have been killed and 250,000 left homeless after Cyclone Giovanna devastated Madagascar. Part of the Dioceses of Toamasina and Antananarivo in Madagascar have been destroyed by Cyclone Giovanna. The death toll, now at 31, continues to rise and the number of people homeless has reached 250,000.
From the Most Revd Ian Ernest, Archbishop of the Province...In collaboration with the Malagasy Embassy, the Province will organize a vigil of prayer for Madagascar in the Diocese of Mauritius, on Tuesday 17th March from 7.30(local time). Many civilian organization, Church institutions and denominations have been invited to join us during this time of prayer and supplication.
In a colourful ceremony shown live on national television, the Most Revd Gerald James Ian Ernest, was installed as 5th Archbishop of the Indian Ocean, in the presence of an overflow international, ecumenical and interfaith congregation. The service took place on Sunday, 19 February in the historic Cathedral of St James, Port Louis, Mauritius. Portions of the service were in English, French, Creole and Ny Baiboly
The Canterbury Educational Center in the Diocese of Antsiranana has a new section for blind people. It has been stocked with Braille books sent by the Torch Trust, Leicester, England. The Torch Trust produces Christian literature in formats that blind and partially sighted people can read, promotes Christian fellowship with and among blind and partially sighted people
Three new churches have been planted in the Sambava region of the Diocese of Antsiranana. The churches were planted in Belambo-Lokoho, Andrafekona and Fanambana after the opening of the new St. Augustine's educational center
The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, established on 21 June 1991 to act as a catalyst in promoting effective, practical and sustainable programmes in areas of national development, presented a lifetime achievement award to the Rt Revd French Kitchener Chang-Him, Bishop of Seychelles, on Tuesday 30 December 2003.
On 16 December 2001 a presidential election took place in Madagascar. The FFKM - an equivalent of the National Council of Christian Churches - have long been working to ensure free and fair elections in Madagascar. The national Committee meeting of 1999 has firmly resolved that the Church must participate in the observation of elections. Many events have transpired that cause concern and possibly threaten the democracy and human rights of the country.
The origins of the Anglican Diocese of the Seychelles go back nearly 200 years to the time that missionary chaplains first arrived in the islands. However it was not until April 1973 that a Diocese was established, and George Cardell Briggs from Lindi in Tanzania was installed as the first Bishop of Seychelles.
The cyclones and extreme weather that devastated so much of Mozambique earlier this year also affected Madagascar very badly. Archbishop Remi reported damage to St Lawrence School in Antananarivo. Another cyclone struck in April and caused extensive damage to church property in the Diocese of Antsiranana.
