Anthony Poggo (born 1964) is a South Sudanese Anglican bishop. Since 2022, he has been the secretary general of the Anglican Consultative Council and head of the Anglican Communion Office.[1]
Anthony Poggo | |
|---|---|
| Secretary General of the Anglican Communion | |
| Province | Province of Canterbury |
| In office | 2022 to present |
| Predecessor | Josiah Idowu-Fearon |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Kajo-Keji |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1995 (deacon) 1996 (priest) |
| Consecration | 2007 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 |
| Nationality | South Sudanese |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Spouse | Jane |
| Children | Three |
| Alma mater | |
Early life and education
editDuring his childhood, Poggo's father, an Anglican priest, took his children to Uganda to flee the first Sudanese Civil War. They returned in 1973.[2] Poggo was educated at the University of Juba and Oxford Brookes University.[3]
Career
editPoggo worked for the Scripture Union. He was ordained a deacon in 1995 and a priest in 1996. He then joined Across, a Christian mission agency working in Sudan, eventually becoming its executive director.[4] In 2007 he was elected bishop of Kajo-Keji, a position he held until 2016 when he moved to Lambeth Palace to support Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby as his adviser on Anglican Communion affairs.[5] In 2022, he succeeded Josiah Idowu-Fearon as secretary-general of the Anglican Communion.[3]
References
edit- ^ "The Secretary General". Anglican Communion Web Site. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Former child refugee named as next Secretary General of the Anglican Communion". Anglican Communion News Service. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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- ^ a b "The Living Church". The Living Church Foundation. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Anthony Poggo of South Sudan to be the next ACC general secretary". Anglican Ink. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Archbishop of Canterbury appoints Adviser for Anglican Communion Affairs". Archbishop of Canterbury. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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