Entries Tagged as “Bishops”

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Discerning the Body and Blood of Christ
By:  Fr. Dan Martins on June 03, 2010
Excerpt:  Today is the day on which the feast of Corpus Christi is observed. It was my joy to preside at the Mass for the eve of this feast last night.…   Read full post >>

What Constitutes An “Impediment”?
By:  Fr. N.J.A. Humphrey on December 18, 2009
Excerpt:  Canon III.11.3.(a) and Canon III.11.4.(a) of The Episcopal Church gives the exact text of the testimonial that an electing convention must submit, signed by a majority of the electing delegates…   Read full post >>

And the Beat Goes On
By:  Fr. Dan Martins on December 07, 2009
Excerpt:  The news is barely more than a day old and I already feel like I'm Johnny-come-lately by weighing in even now. I'm not sure I have anything original to say…   Read full post >>

Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth
By:  Fr. Dan Martins on November 11, 2009
Excerpt:  For a number of reasons which I am not going to rehearse here, I am not a candidate for the provisions set forth in the new Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus.…   Read full post >>

Seven Councils, One Tradition (Part 1)
By:  Sam Keyes on November 04, 2009
Excerpt:  Portions of this first part also appeared as an essay in The Living Church. It seems fitting, as other contributors engage with Richard Hooker’s account of faith and order, that…   Read full post >>

Keep Moving ... Nothing to See Here
By:  Fr. Dan Martins on October 01, 2009
Excerpt:  Anglican cyberspace is abuzz this morning with the release of a letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury to Central Florida Bishop John Howe, which is in response to a request…   Read full post >>

Tract 6: Respecting Boundaries (Pt 4)
By:  Dr. Nathan Jennings on August 05, 2009
Excerpt:  Go to Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3 of this series of six articles in ecclesiology. In the previous posts of this series I have pointed out the deep…   Read full post >>

How They Voted and Writing Our Bishops
By:  Craig Uffman on July 28, 2009
Excerpt:  We have had a few requests for an analysis of how our bishops voted on resolutions D025 and C056 at General Convention 2009. The best list seems to be this…   Read full post >>

N. Michigan to respect consents process
Channel: Episcopal News Service  Author: Mary Frances Schjonberg
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on June 08, 2009 Excerpt: While some unofficial tallies show that Kevin Thew Forrester will not receive the canonically required consents to his ordination as bishop of the Diocese of Northern Michigan, he said June…   Read full post >>

S. Ohio explains its consent
Channel: Bible Belt Blogger
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on May 20, 2009 Excerpt: The Standing Committee of the Diocese of Southern Ohio, at our April 17 meeting, agreed to consent to the election of the Rev. Kevin Thew Forrester as Bishop of Northern…   Read full post >>

Chicago gives consent
Channel: Diocese of Chicago
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on May 19, 2009 Excerpt: The Standing Committee of the Diocese of Chicago at its Tuesday May 12 meeting gave unanimous consent to the election of the Rev. Kevin Thew Forrester as bishop of Northern…   Read full post >>

Pittsburgh declines consent
Channel: Pittsburgh (TEC)
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on May 18, 2009 Excerpt: The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh has unanimously withheld its consent of a candidate for Bishop in Michigan because of his questionable theology. The Rev. Kevin Thew…   Read full post >>

More dioceses decline consent
Channel: Bible Belt Blogger  Author: Frank Lockwood
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on May 15, 2009 Excerpt: Frank Lockwood, religion writer for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, reports that standing committees in the dioceses of Oregon and Western Michigan have voted to withhold consent for Kevin Thew Forrester's election…   Read full post >>

Bishops’ Statement on the Polity of the Episcopal Church
By:  Ephraim Radner on April 22, 2009
Excerpt:  Published by the Anglican Communion Institute We write as Bishops of The Episcopal Church, the Anglican Communion and the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. We are joined by distinguished…   Read full post >>

Bishop Benfield declines consent
Channel: Bible Belt Blogger  Author: Frank Lockwood
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on April 10, 2009 Excerpt: The Rev. Larry Benfield, the Episcopal Bishop of [Arkansas], has voted against the confirmation of Kevin Genpo Thew Forrester as bishop of Northern Michigan. In an interview with the Arkansas…   Read full post >>

Bishop Marshall declines consent
Channel: Diocese of Bethlehem  Author: Bishop Paul V. Marshall
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on April 06, 2009 Excerpt: The Church, as it ponders scripture, tradition, in the light to the best reason it can muster, is itself the judge of the Church's latitude in doctrine and practice. It…   Read full post >>

Louis Weil on Kevin Thew Forrester:  An Ongoing Dialogue
By:  Fr. N.J.A. Humphrey on April 06, 2009
Excerpt:  On my personal blog, I recently posted an analysis of two documents, Bp. Breidenthal's letter explaining why he was withholding consent to the election of Fr. Kevin Thew Forrester as…   Read full post >>

Buchanan nominated to oversee Quincy (TEC)
Channel: Living Church
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on April 03, 2009 Excerpt: The Rt. Rev. John Clark Buchanan has been nominated to serve as provisional Bishop of Quincy. Bishop Buchanan and other newly appointed diocesan leaders must be confirmed by delegates to…   Read full post >>

B033 to guide bishop search
Channel: Episcopal News Service  Author: Mary Frances Schjonberg
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on April 02, 2009 Excerpt: The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York has told a newly formed bishop search committee that they are expected to "honor the mind of the Episcopal…   Read full post >>

More thoughts from Kevin Thew Forrester
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on April 02, 2009 Excerpt: Bishop-elect Kevin Thew Forrester of the Diocese of Northern Michigan has released a statement, Centrality of the Incarnation, that appears today on Episcopal Café. Here is the statement in full:…   Read full post >>

Bishop Breidenthal declines consent
Channel: Episcopal Cafe
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on April 01, 2009 Excerpt: Bishop Thomas Breidenthal of the Diocese of Southern Ohio has declined consent in the Diocese of Northern Michigan's choice of Kevin Thew Forrester. As Bishop Breidenthal explains in a letter…   Read full post >>

South Dakota nominates four
Channel: Living Church
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on March 31, 2009 Excerpt: The Diocese of South Dakota announced a slate of four candidates for the election of a bishop coadjutor. The candidates are: • The Rev. Douglas Robert Dunn, rector, St. Luke's…   Read full post >>

Tract 6: Respecting Boundaries (Pt 3)
By:  Dr. Nathan Jennings on March 27, 2009
Excerpt:  Go to Part 1 or Part 2 of this series of six articles in ecclesiology. According to the rich, episcopal ecclesiology of Eastern Orthodox theologians like John Zizioulas, the order…   Read full post >>

Scots Respond to Primates, Draft of Covenant
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on March 24, 2009 Excerpt: Two documents from within the Scottish Episcopal Church have come to light through What's in Kevin's Head (subtitle: The weblog of Kevin Holdsworth, Provost of St. Mary's College, Glasgow). The…   Read full post >>

More on Long Island’s Bishop-elect
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on March 23, 2009 Excerpt: Reporters at two daily papers -- the Long Island-based Newsday and The Republican in Springfield, Mass. -- have written good local-angle stories about the bishop-elect of the Diocese of Long…   Read full post >>

N. Michigan Defends Bishop-elect
Channel: Lead
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on March 21, 2009 Excerpt: Leaders of the Diocese of Northern Michigan have released three letters defending their diocese's choice of the Rev. Kevin Thew Forrester as the next bishop. Andrew Gerns of The Lead…   Read full post >>

Long Island Elects Bishop in Two Ballots
Channel: Diocese of Long Island
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on March 21, 2009 Excerpt: The Reverend Lawrence C. Provenzano was elected Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island at the diocesan election convention March 21, 2009, which convened at the Cathedral of…   Read full post >>

Johncy Itty Joins Long Island Slate
Channel: Living Church
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on March 20, 2009 Excerpt: The Rt. Rev. Johncy Itty, Bishop of Oregon from 2003 to 2008, was recently added by petition to the slate of nominees for Saturday's election of a bishop coadjutor in…   Read full post >>

Bishops Issue Pastoral Letter
Channel: Episcopal News Service
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on March 18, 2009 Excerpt: Excerpts: As the House of Bishops gather at the Kanuga Camp and Conference Center for our annual Spring Retreat, we are mindful of the worsening financial crisis around us. ...…   Read full post >>

New Bishop Elected for Ecuador Central
Channel: Episcopal News Service
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on March 18, 2009 Excerpt: The Rev. Luis Fernando Ruiz was elected March 17 as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Ecuador Central. Ruiz, 52, rector of the Catedral de San Pablo, Bogotá, in the…   Read full post >>

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