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Solomon Tilewa Johnson
Anglican bishop and regional church leader
1954–2014Solomon Tilewa Johnson became the first Gambian national to serve as Anglican Bishop of The Gambia. Consecrated in 1990, he later became Archbishop Primate of the Church of the Province of West Africa. His public life included educational, social and ecumenical work in The Gambia and across the wider Anglican community.
THEIR MARK ON HISTORY
01Became Bishop of The Gambia in 1990.
02Elected Archbishop Primate of West Africa in 2012.
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