The Archbishop of Canterbury has been slower to respond to the consecration of the Rt. Rev. Mary Douglas Glasspool as a bishop suffragan than he was after her Dec. 5, 2009, election.
When the Diocese of Los Angeles elected Glasspool the Archbishop of Canterbury
The bishops and Standing Committees of The Episcopal Church (USA) have consented to the election of Mary Glasspool as bishop suffragan in the diocese of Los Angeles. That consent sadly confirms that TEC is determined to ignore all the repeated appeals of the wider Communion and, in the closing words of The Windsor Report, ‘walk...
The Rt. Rev. N.T. Wright, Bishop of Durham since 2003, has announced his retirement from that historic and influential office, effective Aug. 31.
Wright, 61, will become Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the
As a watching world wonders if Anglicanism is falling apart, major players in the Anglican Communion are assured of unity. But it is an assurance that is mingled with a deep sorrow.
These were recurrent themes in conversations The Christian Post had with most of the Global South archbishops and representatives. This paper had met them...
The Fourth Blast of the Trumpet
The image of the trumpet blast seems to be an over-dramatic description of the communiqué issued from the latest Global South Encounter. In fact, the response to it has been somewhat muted. But as a guest at the conference, I believe that it fully deserves the title ‘trumpet’ and will...
More than 130 global delegates gather to discuss Church's future
By Yen Feng
AN INTERNATIONAL meeting of Anglican churches is under way here to discuss the future of the Church.
Your Grace,
As you well know I am totally committed to the health, vitality and effectiveness of our beloved Anglican Communion, and thus also to its healing from the current crisis. I have supported all efforts made by yourself and others to do so and to bring greater clarity and strength to our polity and mission as a communion.
As...
Archbishop Henry Orombi, in a letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury and his fellow Primates, reveals why he stayed away from the Joint Standing Committee. Archbishop Mouneer has earlier submitted his letter of resignation.
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The Most Rev. Rowan Williams
Archbishop of Canterbury
Lambeth Palace
London
Your...
"It is the preservation of this catholicity, the relationship of bishop to the college of bishops, and these finally understood to include some kind of universal college, that is most important. In the past, TEC has exercised its autonomy with accountability in communion with the other Anglican churches. Anyone familiar with the...
19. May 2010
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