George Takeli

George Takeli
Archbishop of Melanesia Bishop of Central Melanesia
Church	Church of the Province of Melanesia
In office	2016-
Predecessor	David Vunagi
Orders
Consecration	1985
Personal details
Born	1959
Previous post	Bishop of Temotu

George Angus Takeli (born 1959) is a Solomon Islands Anglican bishop. He has been Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church of Melanesia and Bishop of the Diocese of Central Melanesia since his enthronement in 17 April 2016. He was first married to Lilian, who died in 2014. He got married a second time to June in December 2015.

He was ordained an Anglican priest in 1995. He was undertaking a D.D. in Theology at Charles Stuart University in Australia, when he was elected the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Temotu on August 2009. He also has a M.D. in Theology from the Auckland University, in New Zealand.

He was elected the sixth Archbishop and Primate of Melanesia, in Honiara, at 12 February 2016. He was enthroned at St. Barnabas Provincial Cathedral, in Honiara, at 17 April 2016.

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