Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Kenyan Primate to Consecrate Former Episcopalian as U.S. Bishop

http://www.livingchurch.org/publishertlc/viewarticle.asp?ID=3433

[The Living Church] 13 June 2007--The Most Rev. Benjamin Nzimbi, Primate of Kenya, has announced he will consecrate the Rev. Canon Bill Atwood as a suffragan bishop to oversee the U.S.-based congregations of the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK).

The Aug. 30 consecration of Canon Atwood as “Suffragan Bishop of All Saints' Cathedral Diocese, Nairobi” is “part of a broader and coordinated plan with other provinces,” Archbishop Nzimbi said on June 12, to “support the international interests of the Anglican Church of Kenya, including support of Kenyan clergy and congregations in North America.”

An undisclosed number of Global South primates are expected to participate in Canon Atwood’s consecration in Nairobi and are expected to work with the Kenyan Church in forming a “North American Anglican Coalition.”

The coalition will “provide a safe haven for those who maintain historic Anglican faith and practice, and offer a way to live and work together in the furtherance of the gospel,” the statement said.

Related article:
http://www.standfirminfaith.com/index.php/site/article/3614/
News Release from the Province of Kenya: Consecration of Dr. Bill Atwood as Suffragan Bishop - Stand Firm

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