Gabriel Sharma is an Anglican Bishop in Fiji. On 1 May 2005, he became the first Indo-Fijian to be consecrated as an Anglican Bishop, the first ethnic Indian Bishop in the Province of Aotearoa, of which Fiji forms a part, and the first Bishop specifically assigned to Fiji's Western Division, when he was installed as Bishop of Viti Levu West. In a service at Suva's Holy Trinity Cathedral, he was consecrated together with Apimeleki Qilho, who became Bishop of Vanua Levu, and Dr Winston Halapua, who was installed as Bishop of the Diocese of Polynesia, which covers New Zealand. The Anglican Communion is a world-wide organisation of Anglican Churches. ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who holds a specific position of authority in any of a number of Christian churches. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Indo-Fijians are people born in Fiji, but are ethnically Indian. ... A non-resident Indian (NRI) is an Indian citizen who has migrated to another country. ... Categories: Fiji-related stubs | Islands of Fiji ... Alternate use: see Suva (insurer). ... Vanua Levu is the second largest island of Fiji, and was formerly known as Sandalwood Island. ... In some Christian churches, the diocese is an administrative territorial unit governed by a bishop, sometimes also referred to as a bishopric or episcopal see, though more often the term episcopal see means the office held by the bishop. ... Polynesia (from Greek, poly = many and nesi = island) is a large grouping of over 1,000 islands in the central and southern Pacific Ocean. ...

Sharma, who hails from a farming family in the village of Korokoro in Nadroga, was raised as a Hindu but converted to Christianity after meeting Ana, whom he married in 1985. This article is about the Hindu religion; for other meanings of the word, see Hindu (disambiguation). ... Christianity is an Abrahamic religion based on the life, teachings, death by crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth as described in the New Testament. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...