Anglican vicar for Chathams

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34042, 5 January 1976, Page 12

Anglican vicar for Chathams

The Rev. A. G. Sullivan, of Christchurch, has been appointed Anglican vicar of the Chatham Islands.

He will continue his work on the staff of St Barnabas’ j Church, Fendalton, and will visit the Chatham Islands for \ about eight days every two i months to minister to the' j6O Anglican families there. : As well as conducting church services. Mr Sullivan will organise Sunday schools and help parish groups. Mr Sullivan was ordained at Dunedin and served in parishes there and in Christ- ' church. He was chaplain at St Margaret's College for five years before joining St Barnabas’. Mr Sullivan took up his new post on January 1, and] hopes to make his first visit ‘to the Chathams in February ! Mr Sullivan said an' Anglican vicar had once lived! 'on the Chatham Islands, but! it Xvas decided several years; ago that someone should visit; there about five times a year j instead.

Mr Sullivan said the ap-| pointment would be a “bit of I an adventure.”

The former vicar of the! Chatham Islands (the Rev.) D. T. Manning) said that as well as Anglican families] there were also Roman' Catholics, Ratanas, and Evangelists on the island. Mr Manning said there! were two Roman Catholic) churches, a resident priest; minstering to their congre-] gations. An apostle from the! South Island visited the! Ratana congregation once or; twice a year, and a part-time; pastor who lived on the; island visited the Evangelist; families.

There were two Anglican churches.