The Diocese of Ysabel is one of the ten current dioceses within the Anglican Church of Melanesia.
It was one of the four founding dioceses established in 1975Anglican Church of Melanesia — Diocese of Malaita (Accessed 4 September 2016). and was inaugurated on 1 March 1975 at Jejevo Primary School. The diocese currently encompasses four regions and 28 districts or parishes, with its headquarters in Jejevo, Buala, located on Santa Isabel Island in the Solomon Islands.
List of bishops Bishops of Ysabel From Until Incumbent Notes 1975 1980 Dudley Tuti First bishop; previously assistant bishop in the Diocese of Melanesia since 1963; retired in 1980 and knighted. 1981 1994 Ellison Pogo Second bishop; consecrated and installed on 1 November 1981;List of small publications in the Archives of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (in the National Archives of Solomon Islands) pp. 9–10. (Accessed 25 August 2016) became Archbishop of Melanesia in 1994 and knighted. 1995 1999 Walter Siba Third bishop. 2000 2003 Zephaniah Legumana Fourth bishop; consecrated and installed on 28 January 2000.Small publications, p. 24. (Accessed 30 August 2016) 2004 2015 Richard Naramana Fifth bishop; consecrated and installed on 18 April 2004;Small publications, p. 29. (Accessed 30 August 2016) retired September 2015.Anglican Church of Melanesia — ACoM elects new Bishop for Ysabel (Accessed 4 September 2016) 2015 present Ellison Quity Sixth bishop; elected 10 November 2015.
References
Sources Anglican Church of Melanesia — Diocese of Ysabel