Remi Rabenirina
Remi Joseph Rabenirina (born March 6, 1938 ) is a former Anglican Bishop of the Malagasy Diocese of Antananarivo and Archbishop of the Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean from 1995 to 2005.
Life
Rabenirina received his education from the University of Madagascar . After a brief teaching career, he was ordained an Anglican priest in 1967 . He was first Parish Priest at St James' Toamasina and subsequently Vicar at St Matthew’s Antsiranana and at St John's Ambohimangakely .
In 1984 he was elected Bishop of Antananarivo . He retired from this post in 2008. In 1995 he was also elected Archbishop of the Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean . He held this post until 2005. For his writing activities he was honored as Chevalier, Officier et Commandeur des Ordre Nationale Malgache .
Works
- An Open Door: a short history of the beginning of the Anglican Church in Northern Madagascar. 1969.
- Preaching the Cross. 1990.
- Some of the Saints remembered in the Anglican Church Calendar, Madagascar. 1998.
Individual evidence
- ^ Who's Who 1992, London, A&C Black . ISBN 0-7136-3514-2
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory . London: Oxford University Press 1976. ISBN 0-19-200008-X
Web links
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ephraim Randrianovona |
Bishop of Antananarivo 1984-2008 |
Samoela Jaona Ranarivelo |
| French Kitchener Chang-Him |
Archbishop of the Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean 1995-2005 |
Gerald James Ian Ernest |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rabenirina, Remi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rabenirina, Remi Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Anglican Bishop of Antananarivo and Archbishop of the Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1938 |