Hundreds pay respects to Bishop Michael Eldon

Thu, Feb 17th 2011, 07:00 AM

 

Hundreds gathered yesterday to pay tribute and bid farewell to the first Bahamian Anglican Bishop of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos.
The funeral service for Bishop Michael Hartley Eldon was held at Christ Church Cathedral on George Street yesterday morning.
Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, Cabinet ministers, MPs, senators and members of the opposition were in attendance for the service, as were nine Anglican Bishops from around the region.
Bishop of the local Diocese Rev Laish Boyd delivered the sermon to the large congregation, describing Bishop Eldon as a "special individual, who had many gifts and an endearing personal ...

Hundreds gathered yesterday to pay tribute and bid farewell to the first Bahamian Anglican Bishop of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos.

The funeral service for Bishop Michael Hartley Eldon was held at Christ Church Cathedral on George Street yesterday morning.

Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, Cabinet ministers, MPs, senators and members of the opposition were in attendance for the service, as were nine Anglican Bishops from around the region.

Bishop of the local Diocese Rev Laish Boyd delivered the sermon to the large congregation, describing Bishop Eldon as a "special individual, who had many gifts and an endearing personal ...

 

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