For anyone composing a formal letter to David Moxon life just got a little more complicated. Our beloved former Bishop of Waikato and current Archbishop of Canterbury’s representative to the Holy See and Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome might now be addressed as: the Most Reverend Doctor Sir David Moxon.

Last week Massey University awarded Archbishop David an Honorary Doctorate of Literature during a graduation ceremony in Palmerston North. The typically self-effacing Knight Companion told reporters that he was both “humbled and surprised” – reminding us all that he would no doubt insist, “Please, just call me David.”

Our congratulations and prayers go with ++David as he returns to Rome.

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