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Archbishop of York to visit New Zealand

Friday, March 7th, 2014

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, is to visit New Zealand from the 9th to the 29th of March for a time of study and public engagements.

The Archbishop, with his wife Margaret Sentamu, will be based in Dunedin at the University of Otago as the Harold Turner Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Theology and Public Issues. The Archbishop will present keynote addresses at the symposium entitled, ‘Poverty, Global and Local’ on 17th March.

Archbishop Sentamu is also to visit New Plymouth, Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland. The visit occurs as the Anglican Church prepares to celebrate the bi-centennial of the beginnings of the Christian gospel in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Dr Sentamu will also join the 3 Tikanga Youth Synod in Wellington with youth from across New Zealand and Polynesia. Continue reading

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