has been appointed as the new Secretary-General of the Anglican
Communion worldwide.
The appointment followed the resignation of former Secretary-General
of the church, Kenneth Kearon, who was appointed Bishop in Ireland
early this year.
Bishop Idowu Fearon was selected from initial field of applicants from
Oceania, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.
This is the first time an African is occupying the position.
Briefing newsmen on his new appointment, Bishop Fearon expressed
excitement to take up the post and gave an assurance to serve the
church diligently.
The Bishop said that his appointment would assist Africa, Nigeria in
particular, in tackling some of its security challenges, poverty and
diseases currently ravaging the country and Africa as a whole.
He added that his appointment would not influence the Nigerian Church
and Africa in adopting same sex marriage as being practiced by some
churches in Europe and America.
The Anglican Communion is an international association of churches
consisting of 80 million members worldwide.
Bishop Idowu Fearon has been Bishop of Kaduna since 1988 and
currently, he is the Director of the Kaduna Anglican Study Centre.
--ChannelsTV
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