The countdown concludes: The T'graph's "influential" top ten

The Telegraph finished its series on the 50 most influential Anglicans with the list of the ten most influential Anglicans. In descending order:

10. John Sentamu - Archbishop of York

9. Michael Nazir-Ali - Bishop of Rochester

8. Peter Jensen - Archbishop of Sydney, Australia

7. Greg Venables - Presiding Bishop of the Southern Cone, South America

6. Desmond Tutu - Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, South Africa

5. Henry Orombi - Archbishop of Uganda

4. Gene Robinson - Bishop of New Hampshire

3. Peter Akinola - Archbishop of Nigeria

2. Katharine Jefferts Schori - Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of
the United States

1. Rowan Williams - Archbishop of Canterbury

Our previous item, names 20-11, is here.

Posted on July 13, 2008 11:00 AM | |
Comments (3)

Has Jenny Plane Te Paa shown up on the list yet?

Posted by Jane Redmont [TypeKey Profile Page] | July 13, 2008 4:20 PM

She was #20 -see the earlier post. I vote for Louie Crew.

Posted by Ann Fontaine [TypeKey Profile Page] | July 13, 2008 4:42 PM

Thanks, Ann.

How did Henry Orombi end up more influential than Desmond Tutu?! (Well, it's only the Telegraph...)

Posted by Jane Redmont [TypeKey Profile Page] | July 15, 2008 7:35 PM

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