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Episcopal Church of Sudan elects Archbishop

Episcopal Church of Sudan elects Archbishop

The General Synod of the Episcopal Church of Sudan (ECS) on February 14, 2000 elected Bishop Joseph Marona as the third Archbishop of the ECS. He succeeds Archbishop Benjamina Wani Yugusuk who retired on February 28, 1998. Archbishop Marona will be enthroned in Juba, the headquarters of ECS, on 30 April 2000.

18 February 2000

Optimism in Sudan

Optimism in Sudan

Marc Nikkel, diocesan missionary to Sudan for the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, has reported that there is cause for optimism in Sudan, even though the country has been torn apart by civil war for many years.

08 February 2000

Archbishop of Canterbury's Letter To Episcopal Church of Sudan

Archbishop of Canterbury's Letter To Episcopal Church of Sudan

Today Anglicans will be gathering from every part of your region of Sudan to celebrate 100 years of faithful witness to the Gospel of Christ.

30 November 1999

Sudan: Aid Agencies help people in the South

Sudan: Aid Agencies help people in the South

Hope for the famine-hit regions of Southern Sudan is growing, after the resumption of peace talks last week.

11 May 1998

Government Aircraft bomb Yei

Government Aircraft bomb Yei

(AANA) A Sudanese Air Force Antonov plane on 5 March flew four sorties over the rebel-held town of Yei in the Western Equatorial region of southern Sudan, dropping 13 bombs

01 April 1998

WCC urges continued action on Sudan

WCC urges continued action on Sudan

The central committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has urged WCC member churches, particularly those with direct links with the Sudan, "to continue and intensify their efforts to encourage and support the unified peace initiatives" by Church organisations in the north and south which are seeking to bring peace to the beleaguered African country.

23 September 1997

Sudanese Return To New Life In A Dangerous Land

Sudanese Return To New Life In A Dangerous Land

The Bishop of Yei, in the southern Sudan, returned home a fortnight ago from Arua in Uganda, where he, his clergy and people have been living since their flight from the Sudanese war in 1990. In the devastated city of Yei, only a quarter of which is standing, the Rt Revd Semi Solomona's former home is now a patch of scrub littered with spent cartridges and shells.

01 July 1997

England: Priest fasts for Sudan

England: Priest fasts for Sudan

A priest from Birmingham diocese is keeping 40 day vigil on bread and water outside the British Foreign Office in London from 26 September until 5 November to urge the British Government to help with a peace settlement in the Sudan after 40 years of war in the country.

06 November 1996

Light and Hope For Sudan

Light and Hope For Sudan

Rev Dr Richard Rodgers Secretary of Light and Hope for Sudan is Keeping a 40 day vigil on bread and water outside the Foreign Office in London from Thursday 26th September to 5th November requesting a British government initiative to settle the 40 years of misery and war in the Sudan.

27 September 1996

Sudan Fears For Famine

Sudan Fears For Famine

Christian Solidarity International, a Christian human rights group, visited Sudan recently and have expressed their fears that there could be a famine in north east Sudan. 

02 September 1996