From South Sudan-The Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS) elected the new primate and Archbishop over the weekend in Juba.
Bishop of Maridi diocese, Justin Badi Arama, was elected as the new primate and Archbishop, to succeed Bishop Dr. Daniel Deng Bul who announced his retirement in July last year.
The election for a new bishop could not happen until it was approved by the House of Bishops last Friday.
The newly elected Bishop Badi won against his challenger, Abraham Yel Nhial, the Bishop of Aweil by just one vote.
Out of 159 participants, he obtained eighty votes while his rival, Bishop Nhial got 79 counts.
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http://www.africanews.com/2018/01/23/south-sudan-church-gets-new-archbishop/
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