News Updates

News Updates

March 2007

• Bishop Cox Leaves The Episcopal Church

  Concerned that his presentment trial would be a financial and public relations disaster for The Episcopal Church, retired Bishop William J. Cox informed Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori on March 29 that he had left The Episcopal Church and had been received into the Anglican Church of the Southern Cone.

  Posted on March 30, 2007

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• Northwestern Pennsylvania Bishop Nominees Announced

  The bishop search committee in the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania has announced a slate of three for the election of a diocesan bishop to be held May 19 at the Cathedral of St. Paul in Erie.

  Posted on March 29, 2007

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• Bishop Herzog Joins the Roman Catholic Church

  The Rt. Rev. William H. Love, Bishop of Albany, has appealed for unity following news that his predecessor has entered into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.

  Posted on March 29, 2007

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• Colorado Bishop Accuses Priest of $1.1 Million in Fraud, Theft

  The Bishop of Colorado said that contrary to statements made by the vestry of a Colorado Springs parish, the diocese has provided “substantial detail and documentation” regarding the allegations of fraud and theft against the parish's rector, the Rev. Don Armstrong.

  Posted on March 29, 2007

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• Complaint Against Bishop Bennison Sent to Review Panel

  Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has forwarded to the Title IV Review Committee a formal complaint made last November against Pennsylvania Bishop Charles E. Bennison, Jr., by the 10 lay and clerical members of the diocesan standing committee.

  Posted on March 29, 2007

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• Bishop Ottley Accepts Position in Long Island

  The Rt. Rev. James Ottley announced recently that he will return to Long Island, the diocese he was serving as an assistant bishop when he accepted a call to his current position as assistant Bishop of Southeast Florida. The change becomes effective June 1.

  Posted on March 28, 2007

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• Colorado Springs Parish Plans to Join CANA

  Citing dissent from the resolutions adopted by the House of Bishops and frustration with the pace of a diocesan financial audit of its rector, the vestry of Grace and St. Stephen’s, Colorado Springs, announced March 26 its intention for the parish to leave the Diocese of Colorado and affiliate with the Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA). The parish's rector, the Rev. Don Armstrong, has also transferred to CANA.

  Posted on March 27, 2007

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• New York Cathedral Transformed for Elton John's Birthday Party

  The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City was the site of pop singer Elton John’s 60th birthday party on March 25.

  Posted on March 27, 2007

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• Dallas, Fort Worth Dioceses Expand Oversight Provisions

  The bishops of Dallas and Fort Worth have expanded an 11-year-old plan for alternate episcopal oversight.

  Posted on March 27, 2007

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• Provinces' 'Listening Process' Reports Published

  The ‘Listening Process’ on homosexuality is not closed in The Episcopal Church, according to an official report filed recently with the Anglican Consultative Council.

  Posted on March 27, 2007

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