Diocese of Central Solomons

The Diocese of Central Solomons is one of the nine current dioceses of the Anglican Church of Melanesia.

The diocese was inaugurated on 4 May 1997, erected from part of the Diocese of Central Melanesia. The cathedral was and remains Christ the King Cathedral, Tulagi. The Central Solomons diocese was divided on 23 June 2013, in order to erect the new Diocese of Guadalcanal by decision of the Anglican Church of Melanesia General Synod; Rennell and Bellona moved to the new diocese while the Nggela and Savo remained. Following that division, the population covered by the Diocese of Central Solomons was around to 17,700.

List of bishops

Bishops of Central Solomons
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1997	2010	Charles Koete	First bishop; consecrated and installed at the inauguration of the Diocese on 4 May 1997; retired in 2010.
2011	present	Ben Seka	Second bishop; consecrated and installed 20 February 2011.

References

Sources

Anglican Church of Melanesia — Diocese of Central Solomons

Dioceses of the Anglican Church of Melanesia

Diocese of Banks and Torres Diocese of Central Melanesia Diocese of Central Solomons Diocese of Guadalcanal Diocese of Hanuato'o Diocese of Malaita Diocese of Temotu Diocese of Vanuatu Diocese of Ysabel

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