Brazil primate appointed chair of Anglican Communion Environmental Network
[Anglican Communion News Service] The Most Rev. Marinez Rosa dos Santos Bassotto, primate of the Anglican Episcopal Church in Brazil and bishop of the Amazon, has been appointed chair of the Anglican Communion Environmental Network.
The network connects Anglicans worldwide who work on creation care, climate justice and environmental action.
Bassotto has focused much of her primacy on addressing environmental issues. She has been an active supporter of the Anglican Communion’s global “Lungs of the Earth” campaign to protect the planet’s ecosystem.
Later this month, Bassotto will attend the Anglican Consultative Council as both a member and chair of the Anglican Communion Environmental Network. During the conference, the environmental and the Anglican Communion Peace and Justice Network will issue a joint resolution addressing environmental justice and reconciliation work.
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