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80th General Convention

News and commentary from the 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church, which met from July 8 – 11, 2022 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland.

Who’s There and Who’s Where

Here are some interesting statistics and details about the 80th General Convention. Julia Ayala Harris is the youngest person to be elected president of the...

It’s ‘Bishop Suffragan,’ Not ‘Suffragan Bishop’

By Kirk Petersen It’s all too easy for an outsider with no skin in the game to make snarky comments about the sausage-making inherent in...

Bishop Sutton: Repair the Breach

Bishop Eugene Taylor Sutton of the Diocese of Maryland charged the church Sunday morning to take “great strides to tear down all walls of...

Bishops Chart the Prayer Book’s Future

By Mark Michael The House of Bishops voted unanimously Saturday evening to clarify the definition of the Book of Common Prayer in the church’s constitution,...

Youngest PHoD Julia Ayala Harris Is Eager to Lead

By Kirk Petersen It took three ballots to elect the next president of the House of Deputies, but only one ballot for the outcome to...

Bishops Address Racism, Global Conflicts

The House of Bishops focused on international conflict and new initiatives to counter racism on the morning of the 80th General Convention’s second day....

Gay Jennings: ‘Called into Divine Service’

The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings talked about service to God and to others during Monday Prayer on Saturday. In her final sermon as president of the House of Deputies, she focused on the painting The Calling of St. Matthew by Caravaggio.

BULLETIN: Harris Elected to Lead Deputies

The PHoD is the second-ranking officer of the Episcopal Church.

Bishops Grapple with Defining Book of Common Prayer

By Mark Michael The Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops spent over an hour on Friday grappling with two technical proposals for amending Article X of...

Bishops Mourn Gun Death Nearby

By Kirk Petersen Unexpectedly, but perhaps inevitably, gun violence became a theme of General Convention’s first day. A man was shot to death two blocks from...

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