News Updates

News Updates

September 2008

• Quincy Standing Committee Opts for Realignment

  The standing committee of the Diocese of Quincy has recommended that the diocese seek realignment with the Anglican Church of the Southern Cone.

  Posted on September 30, 2008

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• Kentucky Bishop to Retire by 2010

  Bishop Ted Gulick of Kentucky has announced his intention to resign within two years and called for the election of his successor.

  Posted on September 29, 2008

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• Bruton Parish Rector Elected Bishop of Southern Virginia

  The Rev. Herman Hollerith, IV, rector of Bruton Parish in Williamsburg, Va., was selected Bishop of Southern Virginia on the sixth ballot Sept. 27 during a special electing convention at Powhatan County High School near Richmond.

  Posted on September 27, 2008

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• Archbishop Leads Pilgrimage to Lourdes

  Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams preached to more than 20,000 people at Lourdes Wednesday, acknowledging the visions of St. Bernadette as a historical fact.

  Posted on September 25, 2008

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• Anglican Support Grows for Bishop Duncan

  The number of primates and bishops in the Anglican Communion publicly supporting Bishop Robert Duncan of Pittsburgh continues to grow since the House of Bishops voted to depose him.

  Posted on September 25, 2008

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• P.B. Commemorates Women’s Ordination in Sweden

  Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori commended Sweden’s leadership in working toward fulfilling the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals, noting the United States “still falls woefully short.”

  Posted on September 24, 2008

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• Diocese of Virginia Refocuses Legal Efforts

  The Diocese of Virginia will forgo judicial review of the process used by 11 congregations which voted last year to leave The Episcopal Church.

  Posted on September 23, 2008

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• Washington Bishop Seeks to Block Aid to Homeless

  Bishop John Chane of Washington has joined in filing a federal lawsuit that challenges the District of Columbia’s plan to provide a grant to a homeless shelter.

  Posted on September 23, 2008

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• Five Nominees in Northwest Texas Bishop Search

  On its second try, the Diocese of Northwest Texas has nominated a slate of five candidates for diocesan bishop.

  Posted on September 22, 2008

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• News Analysis: Curial Powers Expanded

  The deposition of Pittsburgh Bishop Robert Duncan is likely to “tear the fabric” of the Anglican Communion further.

  Posted on September 19, 2008

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