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<\/a>This communique is being sent at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Robert G. Rudolph, Jr. as per Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr.<\/p>\nIt is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Bishop James Neil Valentine<\/em><\/strong>,<\/em>\u00a0 Auxiliary Bishop, South Africa First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction under the leadership of Bishop Vincent Matthews, Prelate.\u00a0\u00a0The Valentine family and the Jurisdiction are in need of our fervent prayers at this time.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Final arrangements will be forthcoming. As information is given to the Adjutancy, we will forward it to you as soon as possible.<\/p>\n If you need further assistance, you can email me at ematthews@cogic.org or call 904.217.9603<\/p>\n In His Service,<\/p>\n Overseer Earl R. Matthews<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" November 6, 2019 This communique is being sent at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Robert G. Rudolph, Jr. as per Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr. It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Bishop James Neil Valentine,\u00a0 Auxiliary Bishop, South Africa First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction under the leadership…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2081,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[357,38,358],"class_list":["post-2080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adjutanct","tag-bishop-james-neil-valentine","tag-episcopal-transition","tag-south-africa-first","category-1","description-off"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nScribe of the National Adjutancy<\/i><\/p>\n