February 16, 2011

The following Primates were elected as members of the Primates' Standing Committee at the recent Primates' Meeting in Dublin, Ireland and have agreed to serve:

Africa – Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul Yak (Sudan); Alternate: Archbishop Bernard Ntahoturi (Burundi).

Central, North, South Americas and the Caribbean – Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori (The Episcopal Church); Alternate: Archbishop John Holder (West Indies).

Europe – Archbishop David Chillingworth (Scotland); Alternate: Archbishop Alan Harper (Ireland).

Middle East and West Asia – Bishop Samuel Azariah (Pakistan); Alternate: Bishop Paul Sarker (Bangladesh).

South East Asia and Oceania – Archbishop Paul Kwong (Hong Kong); Alternate: Archbishop Winston Halapua (Aotearoa, New Zealand & Polynesia).

Each Primate serves for a period of three years, and thereafter until the next Primates' Meeting. Also membership ceases when a member ceases to be a Primate.

Anglican Communion News Service, London