The Diocese of Lexington has elected the
The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Rev. Dr. Dr Thabo Makgoba, has condemned the violence and deaths at Lonmin’s Mine, and called for ‘strong, but measured and proportionate’ interventions from Government, police and unions, to end the ‘senseless loss of life’.
The Rev. Ellinah Wamukoya has been elected the next Bishop of Swaziland.
It is highly unusual for the existence of a complaint to become public knowledge at this point in the process, regardless the order of the person against whom the complaint is filed.
My principal concern was to not leave unchallenged the assertion that the Episcopal Church is a unitary hierarchical organism at all levels, and that the dioceses are entirely creatures of General Convention. I viewed signing the amicus brief as consistent with my vow to uphold the doctrine and discipline of the Episcopal Church.
A complaint has been filed against seven Episcopal bishops who supported the breakaway Diocese of Fort Worth in a friend of the court brief.
It is not hyperbole to say either that the humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip are as severe as any on earth, or that Al Ahli Hospital is a rare and absolutely vital source of genuine good news in that context. The decision of UNRWA to terminate its support for the hospital is utterly indefensible and must be reversed.
UPDATE: 2 Fishers elected in one day. See below. The Very Rev. Robert Wright has been elected Bishop of Western Massachusetts.
Scott Gunn is reporting on twitter that the Very Rev. Nick Knisely has been elected Bishop of Rhode Island on the first ballot.
From the Anglican Journal: The House of Bishops of the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone has voted not to ratify the election of Archdeacon