Drawing on the long history of the Anglican Communion, Duncan said the old Elizabethan Settlement is dead and a new reformation with a new consensus is emerging as Mere Anglicanism, which will have new systems and structures.

Observing developments since the Sept. 30 HOB meeting in New Orleans, Duncan noted that there are implications for Anglicanism. "I am still the bishop (applause and laughter). I am my old uninhibited self. We learn by suffering that is my family motto."

St. Joseph's, a traditional Anglican parish, is affiliated with the Anglican Church in America (ACA) which is part of the Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC). The parishioners of St. Joseph, then part of Trinity Church, broke from the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island in 1977, two years prior to the adoption of the "Dennis Canon" by the national Episcopal Church. Many of the congregation came from the British West Indies, where they were members of the Church of England.

This leads one to ask, who exactly is running the Anglican Communion, Dr. Rowan Williams or the ACO? The Anglican Communion Office is described on the site as a "service and support" organization, supporting the working of the communion in a "diaconal" rather than presbyteral (much less, episcopal) role.

Present at the consecration were two sitting African Archbishops, Emmanuel Kolini of Rwanda and the Most Revd Justice Ofei Akrofi of West Africa. Two retired Southeast Asian Archbishops were on hand including the Most Rev. Moses Tay and the Most Rev. Yong Ping Chung. A Canadian bishop, the Rt. Rev.