Gerald James Ian Ernest (born 30 August 1954) is a Mauritian Anglican bishop. In 2001 he was consecrated as the 15th

bishop of Mauritius The Bishop of Mauritius () has been the Ordinary of the Anglican Church in Mauritius in the Indian Ocean since its inception in 1854. The current bishop is Ian Ernest, who was also the Archbishop of the Indian Ocean until 2017. Bishops *1854 Vin ...

. From 2006 to 2017 he was archbishop of the

Province of the Indian Ocean The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean is a province of the Anglican Communion. It covers the islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles. The current Archbishop and Primate is James Wong, Bishop of Seychelles. Anglican re ...

. Since October 2019 he has been the Archbishop of Canterbury's Personal Representative to the Holy See and Director of the

Anglican Centre in Rome Anglican Centre in Rome is an ecumenical organisation which is dedicated to improving relations between the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church. It was founded in 1966 with the encouragement of Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canter ...

. Ernest was educated at the

University of Madras The University of Madras (informally known as Madras University) is a public state university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest and among the most prestigious universities in India, incorporated by an a ...

and ordained an Anglican priest in 1985. In 2008 he was awarded the

Cross of St Augustine The Cross of St Augustine is an award of merit in the gift of the Archbishop of Canterbury. It is awarded to members of the Anglican Communion who have made significant contributions to the life of the worldwide Communion, or to a particular auto ...

, the second highest international award for outstanding service to the Anglican Communion, by the Archbishop of Canterbury.See Lambeth citation lis
here

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1954 births University of Madras alumni 21st-century Anglican bishops in Africa 21st-century Anglican archbishops Anglican bishops of Mauritius Anglican archbishops of the Indian Ocean Living people Recipients of the Cross of St Augustine {{Africa-Anglican-bishop-stub