Sharp differences are already emerging in the Anglican Diocese of Manicaland barely six months after the Supreme Court ruling declared the Anglican Church of the Province of Central Africa as the rightful custodians of the diocese’s properties.
So sharp are the difference that some disgruntled members have since written a petition to the Archbishop of Central Africa and Bishop of Northern Zambia, the Most Reverend Albert Chama, tabling a number of issues, among them that the bishop of the Diocese, Bishop Julius Makoni is a “visiting bishop” who spends most of his time in London and does not know the diocese. The petition, which this paper has in possession is dated May 14, 2013.