News Updates

News Updates

February 2008

• New Primate Elected for Tanzania

  The Rt. Rev. Valentino L. Mokiwa, Bishop of Dar es Salaam in the Anglican Church of Tanzania, was elected archbishop of the province Feb. 28.

  Posted on February 28, 2008

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• Bishop Howe: ‘Informal’ Briefing for HOB

  When it meets next month, the House of Bishops will receive an informal presentation on the “Anglican Bishops in Communion” proposal that was shared with Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori on Feb. 21.

  Posted on February 28, 2008

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• San Joaquin Provisional Bishop Election March 29

  The Rev. Canon Brian Cox said a search is underway for a location at which to hold an organizing convention on March 29, at which time representatives will elect a provisional bishop.

  Posted on February 27, 2008

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• Switch to Southern Cone by San Joaquin Appears to Violate Canons of New Province

  The newly available English-language translation of the canons and constitution of the Anglican Church of the Southern Cone indicates several inconsistencies with moves by dioceses to switch their affiliation from The Episcopal Church to the South American-based province. The situation seems especially complicated for the Diocese of San Joaquin which already approved the switch at its annual convention last December.

  Posted on February 26, 2008

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• House of Bishops will Address ‘Bishops in Communion’ Plan

  Four diocesan bishops met with Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori Feb. 21 to outline an “Anglican Bishops in Communion” plan that was developed in consultation with Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams.

  Posted on February 25, 2008

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• Charges in Tallahassee Church Embezzlement

  Authorities say the former bookkeeper at the Church of the Advent, Tallahassee, Fla., stole more than $500,000 over a four-year period.

  Posted on February 25, 2008

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• Former Connecticut Music Director Sentenced

  The former music director at Christ Church, Greenwich, Conn., was sentenced Feb. 21 to five-and-a-half years in federal prison for possessing child pornography.

  Posted on February 25, 2008

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• Bexley Hall to Close Rochester Campus

  Bexley Hall Seminary will close its Rochester, N.Y., campus this year, but remains committed to a three-year residential seminary program at its Columbus, Ohio campus.

  Posted on February 22, 2008

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• Bishop Victoria Matthews Transferring to New Zealand

  The Rt. Rev. Victoria Matthews, former Bishop of Edmonton in the Anglican Church of Canada, was elected Bishop of Christchurch (New Zealand).

  Posted on February 22, 2008

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• Seabury-Western Suspends Recruitment, Admissions

  The Very Rev. Gary R. Hall, dean and president of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, has announced that the school will “suspend recruitment and admissions to all degree and certificate programs” while it considers its future.

  Posted on February 21, 2008

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