James Richard Wong Yin Song


James Richard Wong Yin Song, known as James Wong, is a Mauritian-Seychellois Anglican bishop. He is the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Province of the Indian Ocean, and fourth bishop of The Seychelles.

Ecclesiastical career

He was ordained an Anglican priest in 1983. Wong was afterwards the archdeacon of Mauritius and the rector of St Thomas' Beau Bassin. He was elected the fourth bishop of the Diocese of the Seychelles in 2009. Wong was granted Seychelles citizenship on 11 May 2017. He was elected archbishop of the Province of the Indian Ocean, at the provincial synod, held at St. Andrew's Church, Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius, on 26 August 2017, assuming office the following day.
He is a supporter of the Anglican realignment. He attended GAFCON III, in Jerusalem, on 17–22 June 2018.