Companion links connect dioceses through prayer, mutual support and shared mission.
Countries recorded for this Member Church: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu. Country presence derived from its Dioceses: Solomon Islands, Vanuatu.
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- Banks & Torres (Vanuatu) ↔ Chester (England). This relationship has one country at each endpoint.
- Central Melanesia (Solomon Islands) ↔ Chester (England). This relationship has one country at each endpoint.
- Central Solomons (Solomon Islands) ↔ Chester (England). This relationship has one country at each endpoint.
- Central Solomons (Solomon Islands) ↔ Waiapu (New Zealand). This relationship has one country at each endpoint.
- Christchurch (New Zealand) ↔ Vanuatu (Vanuatu). This relationship has one country at each endpoint.
- Chester (England) ↔ Hanuato'o (Solomon Islands). This relationship has one country at each endpoint.
- Hanuato'o (Solomon Islands) ↔ Waiapu (New Zealand). This relationship has one country at each endpoint.
- Chester (England) ↔ Malaita (Solomon Islands). This relationship has one country at each endpoint.
- North West Australia (Australia) ↔ Temotu (Solomon Islands). This relationship has one country at each endpoint.
- Chester (England) ↔ Temotu (Solomon Islands). This relationship has one country at each endpoint.
- Chester (England) ↔ Vanuatu (Vanuatu). This relationship has one country at each endpoint.
- Chester (England) ↔ Ysabel (Solomon Islands). This relationship has one country at each endpoint.
12 unique recorded Diocese relationships involve The Anglican Church of Melanesia. 12 international relationships use 5 country-to-country trails. 0 are within one country. 0 have multiple countries; a single trail cannot represent them. 0 lack a country link. 0 lack map coordinates. Countries recorded for this Member Church: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu. Country presence derived from its Dioceses: Solomon Islands, Vanuatu.
Member church
The Anglican Church of Melanesia
- Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Melanesia and Bishop of Central Melanesia: The Most Revd Leonard Dawea
- Provincial Accountant: Mr Jimmy Maeigoa
- Provincial Secretary: Mr Adrian Toni
History
After 118 years of missionary association with the Church of the Province of New Zealand, the Church of the Province of Melanesia was formed in 1975. The Province encompasses the Republic of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and the French Trust Territory of New Caledonia, both sovereign island nations in the South Pacific.