Friday, November 09, 2007

Pending Retirements Complicate Disciplinary Proceedings

http://www.livingchurch.org/publishertlc/viewarticle.asp?ID=3936

[The Living Church] 9 Nov 2007--The pending retirement of the Rt. Rev. Don Wimberly as Bishop of Texas in 2009 may have a significant effect on future disciplinary proceedings against members of the House of Bishops.

Under the canons, a bishop cannot be inhibited on charges of abandonment of communion without the unanimous consent of the three most senior members of the house holding jurisdiction. In addition to Bishop Wimberly, the other two senior members are Bishop Leo Frade of Southeast Florida and Bishop Peter James Lee of Virginia. Bishop Lee’s successor, the Rt. Rev. Shannon Johnston, was consecrated this year, and under the canons Bishop Lee must resign within three years of the date of his successor’s consecration.

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