Bishops Akurdid, Anur in fresh power wrangle
A fresh dispute has emerged between the rival bishops of the Episcopal Church in Jonglei State on jurisdiction over the church's branches in the neighboring Uganda and Kenya.
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A fresh dispute has emerged between the rival bishops of the Episcopal Church in Jonglei State on jurisdiction over the church's branches in the neighboring Uganda and Kenya.
The Archbishop and Primate of the Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS), Dr. Justin Badi Arama, has said defrocked Archbishop Ruben Akurdid Ngong Akurdid of the Jonglei Internal Province should embrace the spirit of God and retire to end the impasse in the church there.
The Primate of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan said former Archbishop of Jonglei Internal Province, Akurdiit, is back to his community as a retired church leader.
The embattled Bishop of Jonglei Internal Province Ruben Akurdid Ngong has returned to Bor this morning for the time since January, claiming he had been permitted to resume his religious duties.
The archbishop of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS) Jonglei internal province-Arama faction, Moses Anur, says he and his two other colleagues survived an attempt on their lives by armed youth loyal to a rival group in the state capital, Bor town, on Saturday morning.