As many of you know, our fellow ministry, The Anglican Mission in the Americas, often known as AMiA, is in the midst of refocusing as a missionary society. Until early last December, its bishops, other clergy and parishes all were part of Rwanda in various ways. Many of those relationships deteriorated in the past year to the moment when most of their bishops asked to resign from Rwanda. The bishops who asked to leave Rwanda then began their search for a new home province. The new archbishop of Rwanda required them to find new provincial homes by this past Sunday or face discipline because the Rwandan canons do not allow for actual resignations.
After fruitful negotiations, Archbishop Duncan has extended an offer for any of the bishops who left Rwanda to become part of ACNA under the appropriate diocesan bishops, serving as assisting bishops delegated to care for the parishes that had been under their charge as needs be.
The Rt. Rev. John E. Miller III of Melbourne, Florida, one of the bishops who consecrated me, has therefore requested to be received into this diocese. This is a temporary pastoral measure both for Bishop Miller and his parishes until the larger situation in AMiA is sorted out. He is a very committed, capable bishop and pastor, known and loved by many here in Florida. Read more
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