Behind the Name
Every month, StOM prints the Anglican Calendar of Prayer, but have you ever
thought about what or who lies behind the name and place specified every
Sunday? In each issue, we will feature some information about some of the
people/places for whom your prayers are being asked.
Zacharie Masimango Katanda became the first
bishop of the Diocese of Kindu, when it was created in
1996. A supporter of the Anglican realignment, he is
involved with the Anglican Mission in the Americas.
He was candidate to the offices of Primate and
Archbishop of the Congo in 2014, against Henri
Isingoma, receiving four votes against five for his
opponent. After Isingoma announced his resignation
in March 2014, he was once again candidate. He was
elected the Primate and Archbishop of the Province of
the Anglican Church of the Congo on 11 July 2016.
His installation took place at the Cathedral of St. Paul and St. Peter, in
Kinshasa, on 11 September 2016. Former Archbishop of the Anglican Church
of Tanzania, Donald Mtetemela, preached at the occasion. Among the
attendants were also Archbishops Stanley Ntagali of Uganda and Thabo
Makgoba, of Southern Africa, and Bishop David Bryan, of the Anglican Church
in North America. Katanda, like his predecessor, is a supporter of GAFCON
and the Anglican realignment. From 2010-2014, he served as Governing
Board member of the ACT Alliance.
Paul Kwong is the second and current Archbishop and
Primate of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui and Bishop of
the Diocese of Hong Kong Island was elected and
consecrated on 30 December 2005, and 25 March
2006, respectively. Following his consecration, he took
up the post of coadjutor bishop until the retirement of
his predecessor, the Most Reverend Peter Kwong. On
15 January 2007, Kwong was installed as the bishop of
Hong Kong Island and elected the archbishop of Hong
Kong Sheng Kung Hui on 3 February 2007
Kwong is a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
of the People's Republic of China, members of which rarely express opinions
unpalatable to the Chinese Communist Party. Kwong has been outspoken in
support of the Beijing-appointed Hong Kong Government. Most recently, he
has implied through Church newsletters that his people should not be like
lambs and should stay silent just like Jesus did on the cross. Critics have
recently stated that the true lamb may be Kwong himself as he is using his
status to please the CCP.
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