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World Council of Churches begins search for Kobia's successor

Presided by an African woman, with a membership that includes three youth, eight women, four Orthodox and a strong representation from the South, the search committee for a new World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary has already begun to work.

After a thorough screening of candidates, the search committee should submit ideally one name to the WCC central committee for approval. At the most recent election of a WCC general secretary the search committee submitted two names and the central committee decided by vote.

The search committee members are:

Dr Agnes Abuom (moderator), Anglican Church of Kenya
Justice Sophia O.A. Adinyira, Church of the Province of West Africa, Ghana
Bishop Nareg Alemezian, Armenian Apostolic Church (See of Cilicia), Lebanon
Bishop Samuel Robert Azariah, Church of Pakistan
Rev. Dr Moiseraele Prince Dibeela, United Congregational Church of Southern Africa
Bishop Sally Dyck, United Methodist Church, US
Metropolitan Prof. Dr Gennadios of Sassima, Ecumenical Patriarchate, Turkey
Ms Anne Glynn-Mackoul, Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, US
Ms Margareta Grape, Church of Sweden
Rev. Gregor Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia
Rev. Dr Margaretha M. Hendriks-Ririmasse, Gereja Protestan Maluku, Indonesia
Rev. Carmen Lansdowne, United Church of Canada
Rev. Sanele Faasua Lavatai, Methodist Church of Samoa
Mr Graham Gerald McGeoch, Church of Scotland
Mr Itayi Ndudzo, Methodist Church in Zimbabwe
Archbishop Dr Nifon of Targoviste, Romanian Orthodox Church
Rev. Dr Ofelia Ortega Suárez, Presbyterian-Reformed Church in Cuba
Bishop Dr Martin Schindehütte, Evangelical Church in Germany

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