About Ini Kopuria
Lived 1900 – 1945. Ini Kopuria was a missionary, lay brother and police officer.
Ini Kopuria (died June 1945) was a Solomon Islands police officer who founded the Melanesian Brotherhood in 1925. He and the Bishop of Melanesia, John Manwaring Steward, formed a band of brothers (known in the Mota language as Ira Reta Tasiu) to take the gospel of Jesus to non-Christian areas of Melanesia.
The Anglican Church of Melanesia and Church of England commemorate Kopuria on their calendars of saints. Ini is remembered in the Church of England with a commemoration on 6 June.
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Who was Ini Kopuria?
Anglican missionary and saint
When was Ini Kopuria born?
Ini Kopuria was born in 1900.
When did Ini Kopuria die?
Ini Kopuria died in 1945 in Solomon Islands.
What was Ini Kopuria's occupation?
Ini Kopuria was a missionary, lay brother and police officer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ini Kopuria. https://biography.guide/ini-kopuria/
MLA: "Ini Kopuria." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ini-kopuria/.
Chicago: "Ini Kopuria." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ini-kopuria/.
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