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CRS President elected suffragan bishop

CRS President elected suffragan bishop

The Revd Canon Philip Poole, President of the Compass Rose Society, was elected Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese of Toronto, Saturday, November 14.

15 November 2004

Presiding Bishops letters to Powell and Sharon

Presiding Bishops letters to Powell and Sharon

Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America (ECUSA) has written to Secretary of State Colin Powell and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon citing concerns about today's arrest of Mordechai Vanunu, who served 18 years in prison for leaking details of Israel's nuclear program.

12 November 2004

Dean Named for Washington National Cathedral

Dean Named for Washington National Cathedral

Bishop John Bryson Chane of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington has nominated the Revd Samuel T Lloyd III, an Episcopal priest now serving as rector of Trinity Church, Copley Square, in Boston, Massachusetts, to become the Dean of Washington National Cathedral.

12 November 2004

Presiding Bishop's statement on the death of Yasser Arafat

Presiding Bishop's statement on the death of Yasser Arafat

My thoughts and prayers today are with Palestinians who mourn the loss of Yasser Arafat, their elected leader who has long embodied their yearning for sovereignty and respect.

11 November 2004

San Diego diocese to elect new bishop

San Diego diocese to elect new bishop

The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego will hold a special convention November 13 at St Paul's Cathedral, San Diego, to elect its fourth bishop to succeed Bishop Gethin Hughes. November 20 is set aside should an additional day be needed for balloting.

11 November 2004

Bishop of New Westminster Windsor report statement

Bishop of New Westminster Windsor report statement

The Archbishop of Canterbury's Lambeth Commission on Communion has released its Report this week after a year of careful study and consultation with various parts of the Anglican Communion.

26 October 2004

Bishop of Utah Windsor Report statement

Bishop of Utah Windsor Report statement

"I believe all of us are grateful to the members of the Lambeth Commission, appointed by Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, following the action of Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA) in voting to affirm the election of Gene Robinson as Bishop Coadjutor of New Hampshire. Robinson is a gay man living openly with his partner in a covenant relationship. 

22 October 2004

Pastoral letter from Bishop Duncan

Pastoral letter from Bishop Duncan

Beloved in the Lord,Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.I know how anxiously you await communication, so I am writing this short progress report. Be assured that during this unsettled time my thoughts and prayers remain with you and all our missionary efforts across the Diocese.

22 October 2004

Episcopal, African Cooperation Nets $10 Million AIDS Grant

Episcopal, African Cooperation Nets $10 Million AIDS Grant

The Primate of Southern Africa, the Bishop of Washington and a canon from the Diocese of Florida have teamed up to win a $10 million grant to combat HIV/AIDS through the work of the Anglican church in southern Africa, the United States Agency for International Development announced this week

08 October 2004

Statement from the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil

Statement from the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil

The House of Bishops has gathered in the city of Porto Alegre for an extraordinary meeting under the presidency of the Primate, the Most Revd Orlando Oliveira, and attending to the request of the clergy of the Anglican Diocese of Recife and its Suffragan Bishop, in the face of recent events in that Diocese, has deliberated the following

24 September 2004