Anglican delegation moved by recent visit to Burundi
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/article35616
- Author
- Sison, Marites N.
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2009 April
- Author
- Sison, Marites N.
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2009 April
- Volume
- 135
- Issue
- 4
- Page
- 1, 6
- Notes
- "Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, expressed the support and solidarity of Canadian Anglicans to the people of Burundi as they continue the difficult task of rebuilding their nation after more than a decade of ethnic-based civil war. Archbishop Hiltz, who visited the east central African nation of 8.9 million people Feb. 12 to 15 [2009], also paid tribute to the Anglican Church of Burundi and, in particular, the diocese of Bujumbura 'for helping transform the lives of Burundians', a majority of whom are the world's poorest of the poor. The primate, along with a delegation of staff and youth representatives from the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF), toured various church projects. Some were PWRDF-funded projects that address maternal and child health, HIV-AIDS, poverty alleviation, violence against women, and peace-building". The Canadian delegation met with the Bishop of Bujumbura, Pie Ntukamazina. Delegation members included Cheryl Curtis, PWRDF executive director, Simon Chambers, PWRDF justgeneration.ca facilitator, and three members of the PWRDF Youth Council: Maureen Bailey, Heather Pearson and Evan Ridderham. "The [2009] visit marks the second time that a primate of the Anglican Church of Canada has extended a hand in solidarity to the Anglican Church of Burundi and the people of Burundi. In the early 1990s, Archbishop Michael Peers, then the primate, also visited this tiny French- and Kirundi-speaking nation".
- Subjects
- Burundi - Politics and government - 1993-
- Burundi - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Episcopal Church of Burundi
- Episcopal Church of Burundi. Diocese of Bujumbura
- Ntukamazina, Pie, 1952-
- Hiltz, Fred (Frederick James), 1953-
- Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF)
- Location
- General Synod Archives