About Leonard Alufurai
Lived 1925 – 2000. Leonard Alufurai was an anglican priest.
Leonard Alufurai, OBE (1925–2000) was the inaugural Bishop of Malaita.
Alufurai was born in Lau Lagoon, Malaita and educated at St. Mary's School, Maravovo, All Hallows' School, Te Aute College and St. John's College, Auckland. He was ordained deacon in 1952, and priest in 1956. Later he was Rural Dean of Malaita, then Archdeacon of the East Solomons from 1968 to 1975. He was also a member of the Malaita Council. On 30 November 1963 he and Dudley Tuti were consecrated Assistant Bishops in the Diocese of Melanesia.
He moved to Honiara, but returned to Malaita and died on the 12 September 2000 at Kilu'ufi Hospital in Auki.
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Anglican bishop in the Solomon Islands
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Leonard Alufurai was born in 1925.
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Leonard Alufurai died in 2000.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Leonard Alufurai. https://biography.guide/leonard-alufurai/
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