Congratulations to Fr Mark Nicholls, rector of St Mary’s Church in Rotherhithe, who has been named as an honorary canon of the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Mutare, Manicaland, Zimbabwe.

Fr Mark worked in Zimbabwe for a number of years, and Manicaland’s bishop Julius Makoni has visited Rotherhithe several times.

Bishop Makoni is a former banker who was ordained priest at Southwark Cathedral in 2009 before returning to Zimbabwe.

The Diocese of Southwark has strong links with the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe, and Rotherhithe falls within the Woolwich Episcopal Area which has a particular link with the Diocese of Manicaland.