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Archbishop to Address leading African Clerics
Thursday 04 October 2007
The Most Revd. & Rt Hon. Dr. John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, is attending the meeting of the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa at their meeting in Mauritius from 3rd - 5th October 2007.
Those in attendance include Archbishops and Anglican Primates from Burundi, Congo, Central Africa, Egypt, Indian Ocean, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and West Africa.
Dr. Sentamu will attend at the invitation of the host of the meeting, the Archbishop of the Indian Ocean, the Most Revd. Ian Earnest.
The meeting recorded the Council's distress at the suffering and devastation in East Central, and West Africa; military oppression in Myanmar; political oppression in Zimbabwe; and the conflict between Muslims and Christians in Darfur. It responded with honesty to a report on the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the meeting also described the growing number of people living in abject poverty within the African provinces as a devastating indictment of poor governance in a continent that has been blessed by God with remarkable resources.
ENDS
Notes To Editors:
The Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA) was established in 1979 in Chilema, Malawi, by Anglican Primates in Africa who saw a need to form a coordinating body that would help in bringing the Anglican Communion in Africa together and articulating issues affecting the Church. The organization was set up with the following aims and objectives:
· To help the Anglican Churches in Africa develop beneficial relationships between themselves and with the wider Anglican Communion.
· Provide a forum for the Church in Africa to share experiences, consult and support each other.
· Confer about common responsibilities on the African continent
· Establish opportunities for collaboration and joint activities
· Maintain and develop relationships between the Anglican Church in Africa, Partners, other Denominations, Fellowships, National and Regional Councils.
Today CAPA works with 12 Anglican Provinces in Africa and the Diocese of Egypt. These Provinces include Nigeria, West Africa, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Central Africa, Southern Africa and Indian Ocean. Its traditional activity has been that of formation of newly consecrated Bishops in issues of leadership and management.