Philip A. Potter

General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (1921-2015)

Philip Alford Potter (19 August 1921 – 31 March 2015) was a Dominican religious leader. He was a leader in the Methodist Church. He was the third General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (1972–1984).

Philip Potter, 1972

Potter was born at Roseau, Dominica, West Indies into a Christian family with a Protestant mother and a Catholic father. He died on 31 March 2015 in Lübeck, Germany, aged 93.[1]

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  1. "World Council of Churches lauds Philip Potter, one of its most famed leaders". Ecumenical News. Retrieved 1 April 2015.

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