Ian Ernest

{{short description|Archbishop of the Indian ocean}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}

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| type = Bishop

| honorific_prefix = The Most Reverend

| name = Ian Ernest

| honorific_suffix = GCSK

| title = Archbishop and Primate of the Province of the Indian Ocean

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| church = Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean

| diocese = Mauritius

| term = 2006–2017

| predecessor = Remi Rabenirina

| successor = James Wong

| other_post = Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome and Representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Holy See (2019–2025)

| previous_post = Bishop of Mauritius (2001–2019)

| ordination = 1985

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| consecration = 2001

| consecrated_by = Remi Rabenirina

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|08|30}}

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| spouse = Kamla Ernest

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| alma_mater = University of Madras

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Gerald James Ian Ernest (born 30 August 1954) is a Mauritian Anglican bishop. In 2001 he was consecrated as the 15th bishop of Mauritius. From 2006 to 2017 he was archbishop of the Province of the Indian Ocean.[http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/diocese.cfm?Idind=247 Anglican Communion]Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing ({{ISBN|978-0-7151-1030-0}}) From October 2019 to January 2025, he was the Archbishop of Canterbury's Personal Representative to the Holy See and Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome.{{cite web |title=A Fond Farewell to Archbishop Ian Ernest |url=https://www.anglicancentreinrome.org/News/a-fond-farewell-to-archbishop-ian-ernest |publisher=Anglican Centre in Rome |access-date=2 February 2025}}

Ernest was educated at the University of Madras and ordained an Anglican priest in 1985.Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 {{ISBN|978-0-7136-8555-8}}

In 2008 he was awarded the Cross of St Augustine, the second-highest international award for outstanding service to the Anglican Communion, by the Archbishop of Canterbury.See Lambeth citation list [http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/articles.php/1218/cross-of-st-augustine-awarded-to-members-of-the-2008-lambeth-conference-design-group here].

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