Ellison Pogo

'''Sir Ellison Leslie Pogo''' KBE (also '''Pogolamana''';<ref>[http://anglicanhistory.org/oceania/COM_archives.pdf List of small publications in the Archives of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (in the National Archives of Solomon Islands)] pp. 9–10. (Accessed 4 September 2016)</ref> 1948 – 13 May 2013) was a Solomon Islands Anglican bishop. He was the Archbishop of Melanesia and Bishop of Central Melanesia from 1994 until December 9, 2008.<ref>[http://anglicanprayer.wordpress.com/2007/01/23/anglican-communion-primates-a-picture-gallery-part-1-2/ Photo of Bishop Pogo]</ref><ref name=obit/> He was the third Archbishop of Melanesia, following Amos Waiaru. He was married to Roslyn and had three adult children.<ref name=obit>{{cite web |author= |url=http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2013/05/14/former-melanesian-archbishop-ellison-pogo-dies/ |title=Former Melanesian Archbishop Ellison Pogo dies |publisher=Episcopaldigitalnetwork.com |date=2013-05-14 |accessdate=2013-06-08 |archive-date=2013-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111110329/http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2013/05/14/former-melanesian-archbishop-ellison-pogo-dies/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Pogo was educated at St John's College, Auckland<ref>”Who's Who 1996 “(London, A & C Black {{ISBN|0-7136-4255-6}})</ref> and ordained in 1979. After an early post at Anderson's Bay, Dunedin he was Bishop of Ysabel in the Solomon Islands until his translation to Melanesia. He was installed as Archbishop of Melanesia on 17 April 1994.<ref>Small publications, p. 18. (Accessed 25 August 2016)</ref>

Pogo was the senior primate of the Anglican Communion until his retirement and chairman of the design group of the 2008 Lambeth Conference, and Chairman of Pacific Theological College.<ref>[http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1493 Visit of Archbishop of Canterbury] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204193442/http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1493 |date=2010-12-04 }}</ref> He was also one of the few Anglican Primates to have been knighted by Elizabeth II, Queen of Solomon Islands. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury awarded him the Cross of St Augustine in October 2008.

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