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Presiding Bishops letters to Powell and Sharon

Presiding Bishops letters to Powell and Sharon

Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America (ECUSA) has written to Secretary of State Colin Powell and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon citing concerns about today's arrest of Mordechai Vanunu, who served 18 years in prison for leaking details of Israel's nuclear program.

12 November 2004

Dean Named for Washington National Cathedral

Dean Named for Washington National Cathedral

Bishop John Bryson Chane of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington has nominated the Revd Samuel T Lloyd III, an Episcopal priest now serving as rector of Trinity Church, Copley Square, in Boston, Massachusetts, to become the Dean of Washington National Cathedral.

12 November 2004

Presiding Bishop's statement on the death of Yasser Arafat

Presiding Bishop's statement on the death of Yasser Arafat

My thoughts and prayers today are with Palestinians who mourn the loss of Yasser Arafat, their elected leader who has long embodied their yearning for sovereignty and respect.

11 November 2004

San Diego diocese to elect new bishop

San Diego diocese to elect new bishop

The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego will hold a special convention November 13 at St Paul's Cathedral, San Diego, to elect its fourth bishop to succeed Bishop Gethin Hughes. November 20 is set aside should an additional day be needed for balloting.

11 November 2004

Bishop of Utah Windsor Report statement

Bishop of Utah Windsor Report statement

"I believe all of us are grateful to the members of the Lambeth Commission, appointed by Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, following the action of Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA) in voting to affirm the election of Gene Robinson as Bishop Coadjutor of New Hampshire. Robinson is a gay man living openly with his partner in a covenant relationship. 

22 October 2004

Pastoral letter from Bishop Duncan

Pastoral letter from Bishop Duncan

Beloved in the Lord,Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.I know how anxiously you await communication, so I am writing this short progress report. Be assured that during this unsettled time my thoughts and prayers remain with you and all our missionary efforts across the Diocese.

22 October 2004

Episcopal, African Cooperation Nets $10 Million AIDS Grant

Episcopal, African Cooperation Nets $10 Million AIDS Grant

The Primate of Southern Africa, the Bishop of Washington and a canon from the Diocese of Florida have teamed up to win a $10 million grant to combat HIV/AIDS through the work of the Anglican church in southern Africa, the United States Agency for International Development announced this week

08 October 2004

Bishop Frade asks Bush to lift Cuba restrictions

Bishop Frade asks Bush to lift Cuba restrictions

In a letter sent on Tuesday 14 September to President George W Bush, the Rt Revd Leo Frade, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida, asked that restrictions on family travel and gifts to Cuba be temporarily lifted to allow humanitarian aid, following the devastating passage of Hurricanes Charley and Ivan through the island nation.

15 September 2004

Letter from Bishop Frade on Hurricane damage

Letter from Bishop Frade on Hurricane damage

As I prepare this email, we are getting the news that the southernmost part of our diocese, the Florida Keys, is beginning to be evacuated due to the threat from Hurricane Ivan. If this hurricane comes ashore in anywhere in Florida, our state will be facing the third devastating storm in less than a month. We need your prayers for God's protection for our people in Florida.

10 September 2004

Presiding Bishop conveys concern about pastoral boundaries, affirms ministry of reconciliation

Presiding Bishop conveys concern about pastoral boundaries, affirms ministry of reconciliation

Emphasizing the Anglican Primates' agreement that "bishops are to respect the boundaries of one another's dioceses and provinces," the Presiding Bishop of ECUSA, the Most Revd Frank T Griswold, today sent a letter of concern to the Archbishop of the Church of the Province of Uganda, the Most Revd Henry L Orombi,

26 August 2004