Haiti Bishop Jean Zaché Duracin

[ENS] Bishop Jean Zaché Duracin of the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti,
one of 11
overseas dioceses of the Episcopal Church, speaks about the history
of his
church and some of the partnerships and exchange programs with the
U.S.-based Episcopal Church "that have helped the church to grow in
mission."

"The Church in Haiti and the Church in the United States have given
examples
of how two different people can live together," says Duracin, who has
served
as Haiti's bishop since 1994.

The Episcopal Church in Haiti has companion links with the dioceses of
Colorado, East Tennessee, Lexington, Maine, Milwaukee, Quincy, South
Carolina, and Upper South Carolina.

The Episcopal Church in Haiti dates from 1861 when a group of
African-Americans migrated to Haiti. Among them was James Theodore
Holly of
Detroit, Michigan, who established Holy Trinity parish in Port-au-
Prince and
missions elsewhere. Consecrated Bishop of Haiti in 1874, and serving
until
his death in 1911, Holly was the first African American Bishop in the
Episcopal Church.

A video stream of Duracin's interview is available at
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81231_ENG_HTM.htm




Pix Mahler
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