Anglican Senior Primate Eames Announces Retirement
The Most Rev Dr Robin Eames, the Archbishop of Armagh, and Primate of All Ireland and Metropolitan has announced that he is to retire at the end of this year.
Posted: Wednesday, May 10 , 2006

The Most Rev Dr Robin Eames, the Archbishop of Armagh, and Primate of All Ireland and Metropolitan has announced that he is to retire at the end of this year.

The announcement if Dr Eames’ decision has been made to the General Synod of the Church of Ireland, and the decision is scheduled to take effect on 31st December 2006.

Dr Eames, 69, has been a bishop for 31 years, and was appointed as the Archbishop of Armagh 20 years ago in 1986. Currently he holds the position as the senior primate in the worldwide Anglican Communion. the rest