From Norris Battin, Compass Rose Society with additional reporting by ACNS

The former and current Secretaries General of the Anglican Communion were installed as Honorary Canons of Christ Church Cathedral, Cape Coast, Ghana at a service held on Sunday.

The Revd John L. Peterson, Secretary General between 1995 and 2004, and the current post-holder the Revd Canon Dr Kenneth Kearon, were honoured during their visit to the country with the Compass Rose Society.

Twenty-seven of the Society's members were visiting the country to see the work of the Diocese of Accra and the Diocese of Cape Coast and learn more about life in Ghana, and its culture and history.

The Very Revd Emmanuel Entsi Williams, Dean of the Cathedral, officiated and the Right Revd Daniel Allotey, Bishop of Cape Coast, and the Very Revd Victor R. Batta Baffoe, Dean of Saint Nicholas Seminary and Bishop-Elect of Cape Coast, participated in the service.

Canon Peterson, who is the Compass Rose Society's president, said, "Ever since I was Secretary General of the Anglican Communion I have had a fond affection for the Diocese of Cape Coast. It is an honour to be given a stall in Christ Church Cathedral."

Canon Kearon said, "This is a singular honour. Cape Coast is a microcosm of Western Africa and to be associated with Christ Church in this way is both humbling and exciting."

The Compass Rose Society is an international charitable organisation that provides financial support to the ministry of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Anglican Consultative Council. Since its founding in 1997, the Society has donated more than US$7.7 million to support the Anglican Communion.