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  • Nominating Committee Narrows Field of Presiding Bishop Candidates

    The Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop met June 17 in Chicago to narrow the list of potential successors to Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold.

    Posted on July 27, 2005

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  • Q & A Interview with the Bishop of Fort Worth

    Earlier today, the Rt. Rev. Jack L. Iker, Bishop of Fort Worth, was one of nine diocesan bishops to sign “A Second Open Letter to the Bishop and Standing Committee of Connecticut.” Written in response to the inhibition of the Rev. Mark S. Hansen, as rector of St. John’s, Bristol, Conn., the letter informs the Bishop of Connecticut, the Rt. Rev. Andrew D. Smith, that the nine bishops do not recognize the inhibition and are preparing ecclesiastical charges against Bishop Smith for conduct unbecoming a member of the clergy. Yesterday, the Diocese of Fort Worth announced that it had petitioned the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Panel of Reference, claiming a “serious theological disagreement” with the Episcopal Church. The Living Church spoke with Bishop Iker about these two developments.

    Posted on July 27, 2005

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