ACNA'09: Ecumenical and Anglican Visitors Attending Assembly
Eight Bishops Elected June 21
Anglican official delegations
- West Africa: Archbishop Justice Akrofi
- Nigeria: Bishop Alfred Nwaizuzu
- Uganda: Bishop Evans Kisekka (Representing Archbishop Henry Orombi)
- Kenya: Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi
- Southern Cone:
Archbishop Gregory Venables;
Bishop Tito Zavala (Chile);
Bishop Frank Lyons (Bolivia) -
Jerusalem & the Middle East:
- Rev. Sherif Lemey Gendy (Representing Archbishop Mouneer Anis)
- Myanmar: Bishop Saw Noel Nay Lin, Bishop of Mandalay (Representing Archbishop Stephen Oo)
- South East Asia: the Rev. Canon Tak Meng Wong (Representing Archbishop John Chew)
- Rwanda: Bishop Chuck Murphy (Representing Archbishop Emanuel Kolini)
Anglican Visitors
- Bishop John Ellison, Church of Paraguay/Church of England
- Ven. Norman Russell, Church of England
- Rev. Canon Dr. Chris Sugden, Church of England
- Bishop Santosh Marray, Bishop of Seychelles (Indian Ocean), (Representing the Anglican Communion Office)
- Bishop Alpha Muhammad, Tanzania
Ecumenical Guests
- Metropolitan Jonah, Orthodox Church in America
- Bishop Walter Grundorf, Anglican Province of America
- Rev. Dr. Samuel Nafzger, Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
- Pastor Rick Warren, Saddleback Church
- Bishop Kevin Vann, Roman Catholic Bishop of Fort Worth
Bishops Elected on June 21
The Anglican Church in North America College of Bishops, meeting June 20-21, prior to the Assembly, completed the election of five bishops and welcomed three bishops-elect.
Three bishops-designate from the diocese of Anglican Network in Canada
The Venerable Charles Masters, Executive Archdeacon The Venerable Dr Trevor Walters, Archdeacon for BC The Rev Stephen Leung, rector, Church of the Good Shepherd (Vancouver, BC)
Three bishops-designate from the dioceses of the Anglican Mission in the Americas previously selected by the Anglican Province of Rwanda.
The Rev Dr Todd Hunter, leader of Churches for the Sake of Others
The Rev Canon Doc Loomis, Canon Missioner for AMiA;
The Rev Silas TAK Yin Ng, rector, Richmond Emmanuel (Richmond, BC)
For the Diocese of Western Anglicans
The Rev William Thompson
For Forward in Faith Diocese in formation
The Rev William Ilgenfritz
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