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22. Diocese of St Helena

The Diocese of St Helena consists of two islands (St Helena Island & Ascension Island) 1900km off the cost of Angola. The populations of St Helena Island and Ascension Islands are 3500 and 800 respectively. Unemployment is a serious problem - the biggest employer is the government. The largest portion of government funding comes from the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID). To date no one has tested positive for HIV/AIDS, despite testing of all pregnant mothers, blood donors and a few expatriates who have requested testing.

The fact that, as far as we know, no one has as yet tested positive for HIV/AIDS in the Diocese is a hopeful sign, as this situation offers the opportunity to contain the spread of the virus from its outset. The vision of a tiny flame within the darkness of the global pandemic is a wonderful inspiration.

Bishop: The Rt Revd John William Salt


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DIOCESES

1. Angola
2. Cape Town
3. Christ the King
4. False Bay
5. Free State
6. George
7. Grahamstown
8. The Highveld
9. Johannesburg
10. Kimberley & Kuruman
11. Lebombo
12. Lesotho
13. Matlosane
14. Mpumalanga
15. Mthatha
16. Namibia
17. Natal
18. Niassa
19. Port Elizabeth
20. Pretoria
21. Saldanha Bay
22. St Helena
23. St Mark the Evangelist
24. Swaziland
25. Umzimvubu
26. Zululand
           
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