Seventy-two is also the retirement age for the Bishop in Jamaica, although in this case, there is a provision for an extension under certain circumstances.
And, having retired as Diocesan Bishop, it is mandatory that Archbishop Gomez also demit office as Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Province of the West Indies.
Read moreCanon Davies, who has been Precentor for 20 years, and Mr McEnery met 18 years ago at a party in Canon Davies’s house in the cathedral close. Mr McEnery, 41, moved in shortly afterwards. Initial plans for a religious service were dropped out of respect for church sensitivities. Clergy who register civil partnerships have to give their bishop assurances that their relationship is celibate.
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Vicar's gay 'marriage' to have church blessing
Read moreBishops have also ruled that gay couples cannot have their civil union blessed in church. Although Bishop Jenkins is only backing the blessing in his church sermon, many will still see this as crossing the boundaries of what is acceptable in the eyes of bishops. He did express his desire to give a full blessing when the right opportunity arose. While whipping up fresh debate over civil partnerships, the move is likely to enrage traditionalists.
Read moreClaiming Essentials supporters have no respect for "those in authority over them", Njegovan has banned the distribution of Essentials materials in his churches, along with the independent Anglican Planet newspaper, even though it is not an Essentials publication. Essentials is made up of both a Federation and a Network. Jim Cowan, Bishop of British Columbia [Vancouver Island] was particularly concerned about the Network.
Read moreMcGreevey, a Rahway resident, would not say whether his attendance at the two Episcopal churches signaled a break from the Roman Catholic Church, and he declined to answer additional questions posed by a reporter. Advertisement
"I'm just here to support a good cause tonight," he said.
Read moreForshaw joined celebrity B.C. artist Tiko Kerr in pleading with Health Canada to release two new drugs under a program that is supposed to provide access on a "compassionate" basis to desperate, dying Canadians who are seeking drugs unavailable in Canada.
Health Canada, despite the objections of Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh, has refused to make the program available because the drugs are deemed too experimental and, taken together, might pose a health risk to the dying men.
Read more"I know it's materialistic, but I hate to leave this place. I was baptized here. I got married here. My son was baptized here," said Masterson, 34, who named her baby girl Jillian Grace in honor of her beloved church. "It's sad. It's awful."
Read more"Our business is to provide locations for people to meet Jesus Christ," said the Rev. Canon Kurt Dunkle, the chief of staff for Bishop John Howard. "So it was vitally important for that location to be reopened and energized for that purpose."
The Rev. David Sandifer and approximately 160 members of Calvary Church left their building and the diocese following the years of tension sparked when the Episcopal Church USA elected an openly gay bishop for New Hampshire in 2003.
Read moreWe have evidences of some cases involving situations that violate its votes of ordinance.
Read moreThe consecrations took place in Arua, a town of 60,000 in North West Uganda near the borders with Sudan and the Congo. The diocese, with 800 churches and 200 clergy in a population nearing 2 million, is also a springboard for mission in those countries and has been a haven for refugees.
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