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== Apimeleki Qiliho== |
== Apimeleki Qiliho== |
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'''Apimeleki Nadoki Qiliho''' is an indigenous Fijian from the [[Province]] of [[Nadroga-Navosa]] in the [[Fiji|Fiji Islands]]. He is an [[Anglican Communion|Anglican]] [[Bishop]] in the [[Diocese of Polynesia]] or '''Tikanga Pasefika''' under the [[Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia]]. He made church history by becoming the first indigenous [[Fijian]] Bishop in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. He is One of three [[Episcopal]] or suffragan Bishops who serve under the [[Archbishop]] of Polynesia, [[Jabez Bryce]]. This diocese covers [[Fiji]], [[Samoa]],[[Tonga]] and the [[Cook Islands]]. Apimeleki Qiliho serevs as Bishop In the [[Vanua Levu]] and [[Taveuni]] [[Diocese|Episcopal Area]]. The Other two Bishops of the Diocese of Polynesia are are [[Gabriel Sharma]], Bishop of [[Viti Levu]] West and Winston Halapua, who serves [[Polynesians]] in [[New Zealand]]. |
'''Apimeleki Nadoki Qiliho''' is an indigenous Fijian from the [[Province]] of [[Nadroga-Navosa]] in the [[Fiji|Fiji Islands]]. He is an [[Anglican Communion|Anglican]] [[Bishop]] in the [[Diocese of Polynesia]] or '''Tikanga Pasefika''' under the [[Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia]]. |
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[[File:Api_Qiliho.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Apimeleki Qilih (Bishop of Vanua Levu and Taveuni]] |
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He made church history by becoming the first indigenous [[Fijian]] Bishop in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. He is One of three [[Episcopal]] or suffragan Bishops who serve under the [[Archbishop]] of Polynesia, [[Jabez Bryce]]. This diocese covers [[Fiji]], [[Samoa]],[[Tonga]] and the [[Cook Islands]]. Apimeleki Qiliho serevs as Bishop In the [[Vanua Levu]] and [[Taveuni]] [[Diocese|Episcopal Area]]. The Other two Bishops of the Diocese of Polynesia are are [[Gabriel Sharma]], Bishop of [[Viti Levu]] West and Winston Halapua, who serves [[Polynesians]] in [[New Zealand]]. |
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== Background & Family History == |
== Background & Family History == |
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Revision as of 05:04, 11 October 2009
Apimeleki Qiliho
Apimeleki Nadoki Qiliho is an indigenous Fijian from the Province of Nadroga-Navosa in the Fiji Islands. He is an Anglican Bishop in the Diocese of Polynesia or Tikanga Pasefika under the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.
He made church history by becoming the first indigenous Fijian Bishop in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. He is One of three Episcopal or suffragan Bishops who serve under the Archbishop of Polynesia, Jabez Bryce. This diocese covers Fiji, Samoa,Tonga and the Cook Islands. Apimeleki Qiliho serevs as Bishop In the Vanua Levu and Taveuni Episcopal Area. The Other two Bishops of the Diocese of Polynesia are are Gabriel Sharma, Bishop of Viti Levu West and Winston Halapua, who serves Polynesians in New Zealand.
Background & Family History
Apimeleki Qiliho comes from the village of Rukurukulevu in the district Cuvu in Nadroga, located in Fiji's Western Division. He then spent some time living in Lautoka, the capital of the Western Division, at which time he changed denomination from being Methodist to an Anglican. He than decided to become a priest and eventually was made a Bishop after serving for some time as the Vicar general at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Suva. Apimeleki Qiliho lives in Labasa on Vanua Levu and is currently married to Taomi Tapu Qiliho. He was previously married to Litiana Rika who passed away in 1997. He has four children and eight grandchildren.
Career
Apimeleki began training to be an Anglican priest in the early 1960's and during the course of his training stayed in Suva and Hamilton, New Zealand. After becoming a priest he had postings to parishes around Fiji such as Levuka, etc. He than went on to become Vicar General under Bishop Jabez Bryce and then Bishop of Vanua Levu and Taveuni. He also has served on many church and non church organisations such as the the Pacific Council Of Churches,The Fiji Council of Churches and the President of the Pacific/ Fiji Bible Society. He also does work with certain AIDS,Youth and Non Governmental organisations in Fiji and the region. Apimeleki Qiliho also, on occasion, writes columns for the Fiji Times Newspaper.