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Juliet Chimwaga, 10 July 2006
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Anglican Bishop James Mwenda at the centre of a controversy over the headship of the Diocese of Lake Malawi is going back home in Zambia, the church’s Archbishop Bernard Malango confirmed Sunday.
But Malango could not give further details on the development, saying he would issue a press statement Monday.
Mwenda’s enthronement as bishop of the diocese has stirred controversy since January. While some Anglicans support him, others favour Nicholas Henderson from England, who was rejected on grounds that he supports gay activities and does not have “sound faith.”
Some Anglicans confided Sunday that the church’s secretariat made the order for Mwenda to leave the country following the divisions that have rocked the church due to his enthronement.
“The secretariat made the decision last Thursday. Present at the meeting were Archbishop Bernard Malango, Northern Diocese Bishop Christopher Boyle and Bishop James Tengatenga,” said an Anglican faithful, a Mwenda sympathiser.
“The bishop will, therefore, be leaving tomorrow or Tuesday for Zambia,” said the source.
He said the camp that supports Mwenda is bitter with the decision, vowing it will also never support Henderson if the church settles for him.
Efforts to talk to Mwenda failed as he was reported to be celebrating mass, but a woman who answered the phone also confirmed that the bishop “would be leaving the country any day”.
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