Yesterday news started to break of a decision by the Province of Nigeria to consecrate an additional four American priests to serve as bishops for their CANA mission in the United States. One of the priests tapped to be consecrated is The Rev. Roger Ames of St. Luke’s Anglican Church in Akron Ohio.
The Living Church reports that Fr. Ames has indicated that part of the plan is to consolidate a number of congregations that have already associated themselves with the Bishop of Bolivia into a new relationship with the Province of Nigeria:
In an interview with The Living Church, Fr. Ames said all of the parish leadership and the congregation of St. Luke’s left The Episcopal Church about two years ago for the Diocese of Bolivia in the Province of the Southern Cone, but because the Diocese of Ohio has not to date included the departure in its parochial report filings with the national church, he and the congregation continue officially to be designated members in good standing of The Episcopal Church.
Fr. Ames said there are currently about 50 former Episcopal congregations affiliated with the Diocese of Bolivia. These are in the process of being transferred to CANA by mutual agreement of Bishop Minns and the Rt. Rev. Frank Lyons, Bishop of Bolivia. According to a press release published on CANA’s website, the convocation now has 60 congregations and 80 clergy in 20 states.
Read the rest here: The Living Church Foundation