George Takeli
George Angus Takeli (born 1959) is a Solomon Islands Anglican bishop. He has been Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church of Melanesia and Bishop of the Diocese of Central Melanesia since his enthronement on 17 April 2016. He was first married to Lilian, who died in 2014. He got married a second time to June in December 2015.
George Takeli | |
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| Archbishop of Melanesia Bishop of Central Melanesia | |
| Church | Church of the Province of Melanesia |
| In office | 2016- |
| Predecessor | David Vunagi |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1985 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 Suholo village on Ulawa Island, in the province of Makira Ulawa |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Temotu |
Ecclesiastical career
He was ordained an Anglican priest in 1995. He was undertaking a D.D. in Theology at Charles Stuart University in Australia, when he was elected the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Temotu in August 2009. He also has a M.D. in Theology from the University of Auckland in New Zealand.
He was elected the sixth Archbishop and Primate of Melanesia, in Honiara, at 12 February 2016. He was enthroned at St. Barnabas Provincial Cathedral, in Honiara, at 17 April 2016.[1]