Virginia Anglicans Accepted as Member Diocese within Anglican Church in North America

College of Bishops Affirms the Rt. Rev. John Guernsey as First Bishop of the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic

The Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic was accepted as a member diocese within the Anglican Church in North America, and the Rt. Rev. John Guernsey was confirmed as the elected bishop to serve the new diocese.

At the Anglican Church in North America's annual Provincial Council meeting, June 21-22 in Long Beach, Ca., the Council recognized the formerly named Anglican District of Virginia as a new member diocese across the Mid-Atlantic states.

The Rt. Rev. John Guernsey was confirmed as diocesan bishop by the College of Bishops on Wednesday, June 23. The Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic consists of 31 member congregations and nine mission fellowships.

Bishop John Guernsey, the first bishop of the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic, has served in various clergy roles during his years of ordained ministry in Virginia. He served as rector of All Saints' Church in Dale City, Va., for 29 years before serving as the head of the Diocese of the Holy Spirit in the Anglican Church in North America.

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