John Acland Ramadhani (born 1 August 1932 in Zanzibar) is a former Tanzanian Anglican archbishop.


John Ramadhani
Archbishop emeritus of Tanzania
ChurchAnglican Church of Tanzania
Previous post(s)Archbishop of Tanzania
Bishop of Zanzibar and Tanga
Bishop of Zanzibar
Orders
Ordination1971
Consecration1980
by Mussa Kahurananga
Personal details
Born1 August 1932
Zanzibar

His grandfather was Cecil Majaliwa, the first African Anglican priest of the Universities' Mission to Central Africa.[1]: 337, 341  His parents were Matthew Douglas Ramadhani and Bridget Ann Constance Masoud, both teachers. His nephew was Augustino Ramadhani, who became Chief Justice of Tanzania-[2]

Ramadhani completed a degree at the University of East Africa. He also gained degrees in England from Queens College, Birmingham, and the University of Birmingham.

Ramadhani was principal at St. Andrew's Teachers College, in Korogwe, from 1967 to 1969.[citation needed]

Ramadhani was ordained a priest in 1976 at Christ Church, Zanzibar[1]: 341  by Mussa Kahurananga.[citation needed] He was warden at St. Mark's Theological College, in Dar es Salaam, from 1977 to 1979.[citation needed]

Ramadhani was bishop of the Diocese of Zanzibar and Tanga, from 1980 to 2001. After the diocese split, he served as interim bishop of Zanzibar until 2002, when Bishop Douglas Toto took office and Ramadhani retired.[citation needed]

Ramadhani was archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church of Tanzania from 1984 to 1998.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Moriyama, Jerome T. (2000). "Building a home-grown Church". In Daniel O'Connor (ed.). Three Centuries of Mission. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 341. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  2. ^ George Conger (28 April 2020), "Tanzania's Augustino Ramadhani dead", Anglican Ink, retrieved 2020-07-17
  3. ^ Conger, George (2017-03-03). "Ramadhani given charge of Dar es Salaam". Anglican Ink © 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Primate of the Anglican Church of Tanzania
1984–1998
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Zanzibar and Tanga
1980–2000
Succeeded by
Himself
as interim Bishop of Zanzibar
Succeeded byas Bishop of Tanga
New title interim Bishop of Zanzibar
2001–2002
Succeeded byas Bishop of Zanzibar