Jonglei: newly elected bishop of Bor inauguration faces opposition Article Comments (5) Email PrintSave --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By John Actually June 13, 2011 (BOR)-Senior members of the church have left after Bishop of Bor Diocese, Akurdit Ngong, was consecrated and inaugurated on 12 June by Archbishop Daniel Deng Bull and bishops of other dioceses. >From left, bishop of Terekeka diocese,Micheal Layala; bishop of Torit diocese, Benela Oringa; bishop of Twic East diocese, Ezakiel Diing Malang; bishop of Bor diocese, Ruben Akur on 11 June 2011 in Bor (John Actually, ST) Competing against ten candidates, Ruben Akurdit was elected last month. The bishop of Lui dioceses, Stephen Dokolo and the bishop of Bor dioceses, Akurdit Ngong were elected on 14 May by the Electoral College in Juba. Ngong faced opposition from some young pastors who backed Nathaniel Bol Ngok for the post. After Akurdit was the elected Bishop of Bor a group opted to form the Lutheran Church, the first of its kind in Bor dioceses. In a letter addressed to Ngong after the inauguration on 12 June, the group defectors alerted the the new bishop of their position, declaring the end of their membership in ECS, accusing the diocese of a lack of spiritual and physical development, incompatible of the Youth Mam , the Zion church and ’ghost marriages’ with Biblical teachings. Youth Mam is a mixed group of Christian choirs and mobile preachers charged with responsibility of praying for peaceful referendum in January. Zion church was established in 1990s in Kapaate, Bor, Mackuach district. In ’ghost marriages’ a woman is obliged to marry the unmarried next of kin if her husband dies. with Biblical teachings. The defectors claim that the promises made by Akurdit Ngong in his campaign have not been realised. Among the members of the new Lutheran are Rev. William Ayor Wel, Rev. Jacob Ayuen Diing, Rev. David Chol Aguto, Paul Angang Manasseh Mac and Deniel Ayuen Manyok. In an interview with Sudan Tribune, Bishop Akurdit said he has no gripes with the new church. Akurdit was lastly elected the Bishop of Bor Dioceses in May 14, 2011. (ST) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
