Salva Kiir Urges New Archbishop to Unite Sudan’s Anglican Church

By Isaac Vuni

April 20, 2008 (JUBA) — The First Vice president of the republic and president of the government of southern Sudan, General Salva Kiir Mayardit, has today, called upon the newly enthroned Archbishop of the Episcopal church of the Sudan, Most Revered Daniel Deng Bul to unite the Anglican Church of the Sudan that got divided during the 21 years of liberation struggle.

President Salva Kiir addressing congregation at All Saints Cathedral in Juba on ocassion of Enthronement of Archbishop Deng of ECS (I Vuni, ST) Speaking at the enthronement ceremony of Archbishop elect Daniel Deng at All Saints Cathedral in Juba, President Kiir noted that the Episcopal Church of the Sudan was so much divided during the war time and called upon the new Arch bishop Daniel Deng Bul to unite the Anglican Church under his administration for effective delivery of services and development of the war-torn southern Sudan.

He appealed to churches in the Sudan particularly southern Sudan to support government in promoting southern Sudanese cultures particularly for the youth who are so possessed of embracing foreign cultures they might have been assimilated to during the liberation struggle period.

President Kiir hailed the positive role Sudanese churches together with their counter parts in the neighboring countries played during SPLM/A liberation struggle that led to signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in January 2005.

He called upon all people of southern Sudan to fully participate in the fifth Sudan national population and housing census that kicks off from Tuesday 22nd April 2008.

Kiir said the presidency of Sudan have agreed on the issues of ethnicity and religion that was omitted from the questionnaires to be addressed separately soon after the census is concluded.

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