The Rt. Rev. Mark M. Beckwith, Bishop of Newark, has announced his plan to retire next year: Earlier today I informed the Standing Committee of the Diocese and the Diocesan staff that I am calling for the election of the next Bishop of Newark. Given that the search and call of a bishop takes 18 months, the Presiding Bishop’s office has set a date of September 22, 2018, for … [Read more...] about Bp. Beckwith to Retire
Archives for February 28, 2017
1 Migration Office to Close
Adapted from the Office of Public Affairs Episcopal Migration Ministries will close its satellite office in Miami at the end of July. The Rev. Canon E. Mark Stevenson, Director of Episcopal Migration Ministries, said the closing is due in large part to changing policy regarding Cuban immigrants. “Episcopal Migration Ministries–Miami began in 1980 in response to the … [Read more...] about 1 Migration Office to Close
Dominican Republic Transition
The Rt. Rev. Julio C. Holguín, Bishop of the Dominican Republic since 1991, has announced that he plans to retire on Nov. 1. The diocese elected the Rt. Rev. Moisés Quezada as its coadjutor bishop in July 2015. His seating as Bishop Holguín’s successor is scheduled for Epiphany Cathedral in Santo Domingo on Nov. 4. Biretta tip: Diocese of Southwest Florida Contact | … [Read more...] about Dominican Republic Transition
Treats for the Pope
Pope Francis laughs with choir members during his visit to All Saints’ Anglican Church in Rome • Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters On Feb. 26 Pope Francis became the first Catholic pontiff to visit an Anglican parish in Rome. He used the historic occasion to press for greater unity after centuries of mistrust, prejudices, and hostility between the two churches, the … [Read more...] about Treats for the Pope
Immigration and Threats
Jozef Racek/Flickr Bishop Sally Dyck of the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church, Bishop Jeffrey Lee of the Diocese of Chicago, and Bishop Wayne Miller of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America have issued a letter on the new federal immigration enforcement guidelines issued by the Department of … [Read more...] about Immigration and Threats