May 25, 1973

Council of the Church in East Asia Meets

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Diocesan Press Service

[Bishops of all 11 member...]
Bishops of all 11 member dioceses of the Council of the Church in East Asia (CCEA) attended the annual meeting of bishops in Manila, May 7-10. Those present for the meeting were: front row (1. to r.), Bishop Edward G. Longid, Northern Philippines; Bishop Basil Temengong, Kuching; Bishop Chiu Ban It, Singapore, chairman of CCEA; Bishop Benito C. Cabanban, Central Philippines; Bishop Richard Rutt, Taejon, secretary of CCEA; Bishop Gilbert Baker, Hong Kong; and Bishop Constancio Manguramas, Southern Philippines; back row (1. to r.), Bishop Chandu Ray, representing the Province of Burma; Bishop Paul C. Lee, Seoul ; Bishop John H. Savarimuthu, West Malaysia; Father William C. Heffner, Asia/Pacific secretary, PECUSA; Bishop Luke Chhoa, Sabah ; Bishop E. Lani Hanchett, Hawaii; and Bishop James Pong, Taiwan.