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Anglo-Catholic traditionalists rejoice in the first appointment of one of their own in five years as a bishop within the Church of England’s diocesan structure, while mourning the death of Geoffrey Kirk, a pivotal leader of an earlier generation.
Diocese’s second bishop, James M. Coleman, was remembered as a champion of church growth, youth ministry, and racial reconciliation.
Bishop Samy Fawzy Shehata, a theologian with extensive ecumenical and interfaith experience, will succeed Mouneer Anis, a key Global South leader. Shehata will lead the largest diocese of the Communion’s newest province, the Province of Alexandria, which will elect its first archbishop later this year.
