“It is perhaps worth noting that the Archbishop of Canterbury, in a conversation with Bishop-elect David Anderson and me in September 2003, first proposed the idea of a Network of orthodox congregations and dioceses. This suggestion was later repeated at a meeting with Bishops Duncan, Herzog, Howe and Iker on October 17th, 2003 in Lambeth Palace. At that time it was described as a Network of ‘Confessing’ Congregations and Dioceses but later it was simply called the Anglican Communion Network and officially chartered in January 2004 with representatives from eleven dioceses.”
The following address was delivered by the Rt. Rev’d Martyn Minns, Missionary Bishop of the Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA), on Thursday, 6 December 2007, at Church of the Epiphany (Herndon VA) to the annual Council of clergy and lay delegates. It outlines the history leading up to the formation of CANA.
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