Georges Titre Ande

The Most Reverend

Georges Titre Ande
Primate of the Congo
Bishop of Aru
ChurchProvince of the Anglican Church of the Congo
DioceseAru
In office2022–present
PredecessorZacharie Masimango Katanda
In this Congolese name, the surname is Titre and the post-surname is Ande.

Georges Titre Ande[i] is a Congolese Anglican bishop. Since 2022, he has been primate of the Anglican Church of the Congo.

Biography

Ande obtained his doctorate from University of Birmingham.[3] Since 2006, Ande has also been bishop of the Diocese of Aru in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where conflict between DRC troops and Lord's Resistance Army fighters saw destruction of schools and displacement of thousands of Anglicans.[4]

He was a member of the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity, Faith and Order and supported efforts to create an "Anglican covenant" to avoid a rupture in the Anglican Communion.[5] Upon his installation as primate, he was expected to continue the Congolese church's affiliation with the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans movement within the Anglican realignment.[6]

Bibliography

  • Titre Ande, Georges (2010). Leadership & Authority: Bula Matari and Life-Community Ecclesiology in Congo. Eugene, Oregon: Regnum Books International. ISBN 978-1-870345-72-9.

Notes

  1. ^ According to Western news sources, he goes by his post-surname of "Ande" rather than his surname "Titre."[1] Due to confusion over Congolese naming customs, Western outlets may not order his names consistently.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Archbishop Titre Ande Georges installed as Primate of L'Eglise Anglicane du Congo". Anglican Communion News Service. January 24, 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Titre Ande Georges, nouvel archevêque de l'Eglise anglicane en RDC, Congo Brazzaville et Gabon". Radio Okapi (in French). July 11, 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Bishop of Aru, Georges Titre Ande, elected as next Primate and Archbishop of the Congo". Anglican Communion News Service. July 19, 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  4. ^ Wilkinson, Paul (August 30, 2013). "Appeal after fresh DRC strife". Church Times. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Introduction". Our Unity in Christ: In Support of the Anglican Covenant. The Living Church. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  6. ^ Conger, George (January 21, 2022). "Archbishop of Kampala arrives in Kinshasa for installation of new primate". Anglican Ink. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Primate of the Province of the Anglican Church of the Congo
Since 2022 		Incumbent