Presiding Bishop Seeking Quicker Way to Intervene Before Other Dioceses Leave

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[The Living Church] 31 Mar 2008--Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori made it clear Friday night that she will direct The Episcopal Church to move ahead to reconstitute the Diocese of San Joaquin and to establish control over church property swiftly. In addition, she said, she intends to begin the process of revising the denomination’s canons to allow it to deal more expeditiously with breakaway bishops.

“I expect to see revisions to the canons to deal with situations like the one that you have been living with in San Joaquin for several years,” she said.

The Presiding Bishop spoke at a question-and-answer session at St. Anne’s Church, Stockton, Calif., on March 28 after taking part in a service. The first day of the special convention meeting she has called began with an Order of Worship for the Evening With Prayers for Healing. She read the Litany for Healing.