Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean


The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean is a province of the Anglican Communion. It covers the islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles. The current Archbishop and Primate is James Wong, Bishop of Seychelles.

Anglican realignment

The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean is a member of the Global South and the Global Anglican Future Conference, and has been involved in the Anglican realignment. Archbishop James Wong attended GAFCON III, in Jerusalem, on 17–22 June 2018. The province was represented at the event by a ten-member delegation, six from Madagascar and four from the Seychelles.

Dioceses

Madagascan dioceses

Diocese of Antananarivo

The Bishop of Antananarivo has been the Ordinary of the Anglican Church in Antananarivo in the Indian Ocean since the diocese's erection in 1969. The current bishop is Samoela Jaona Ranarivelo.

Diocese of Antsiranana

Bishops of Antsiranana have included Roger Chung Po Chuen, Oliver Simon and Théophile Botomazava.

Diocese of Fianarantsoa

The diocese of Fianarantsoa, has been established since at least 2003 and Gilbert Rakotondravelo had been the Bishop of Fianarantsoa since before 2010.

Diocese of Mahajanga

had been the Bishop of Mahajanga, since before 2003.

Diocese of Toamasina

has been the Bishop of Toamasina, since before 2011.

Diocese of Toliara

was elected in 2006 to become a suffragan/assistant bishop over the Toliara missionary area of the Diocese of Antananarivo, to prepare that area to become a diocese. On 21 April 2013, the new Diocese of Toliara was erected out of Antananarivo diocese and McGregor became the first bishop diocesan.

Diocese of Mauritius

Diocese of Seychelles

The Bishop of Seychelles has been the Ordinary of the Anglican Church in the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean since the diocese's erection in 1973. The current bishop is James Wong, since 2009; he has also been the Archbishop of the Indian Ocean since 2017.

Archbishops