The United Episcopal Church of North America (UECNA) made three new suffragan bishops on January 10th 2009. The three men were elected by the lay and clergy representatives at the UECNA's recent triennial Synod in October of 2008.Participating in the consecrations were the Most Reverend Stephen C. Reber, Sr. the Archbishop and Presiding Bishop of the UECNA, as well as the Right Reverend D. Presley Hutchens, Bishop Ordinary of the Anglican Catholic Church's Diocese of New Orleans, and the Right Reverend Dr. William Wiygul, Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese of the Southern States of the Anglican Province of Christ the King.
Consecrated bishops were the Reverend Peter D. Robinson, Rector of St. Paul's Anglican Church, Prescott, Arizona, the Reverend Harry Samuel Seamans, Rector of St. Thomas Church, Mountain Home, Arkansas, and the Reverend Wesley L. Nolden, II, Priest-in-Charge of Trinity Anglican Church, Evansville, Indiana.
The service was held in St. Louis, Missouri with over 140 in attendance and occurred only two miles from the site of the signing of the Affirmation of St. Louis. The consecration of these bishops emphasizes the growing positive cooperation between the three jurisdictions which have had intercommunion agreements since 2007. The three new suffragan bishops will not only work for Archbishop Reber, but will be available to assist diocesan bishops in the other two jurisdictions should the need arise. The approval of Archbishop Reber will be required as well as either Archbishop Haverland, or Archbishop Provence depending upon the jurisdiction requesting the assistance.
4 comments:
Mostly good news for the faithful, but also indicative of the creeping "Purple Plague" typical of Continuing Churches where just about everybody gets to be a bishop. It is so in the CC where I worship.
Treg
scarlet fever...
Scarlet fever?
How unbelievably ingnorant.
There were very good reasons that these men were consecrated. Their Presiding Bishop is about 18 months from retirement, leaving one of these three to be elected coadjutor.
The geography of the UECNA lends itself to the necessity of bishops that can get to the parishes in a timely fashion.
Once the PB is replaced that will give him 2 Suffragans to assist him with his parishes located across the country. These bishops were also elected to assist the ACC and APCK as needed.
Before making juvenile comments at least do some research.
Comments like "purple plague" and "Scarlet Fever" betray an ingnorance that makes you look uninformed.
Tregonsee.....if "it is so" where you worship then that is your church, and your church's failure is no reflection on these men or their jurisdictions.
Well said, I'm sure!
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