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In the News (Sun 15 Nov 09)

  
  Bishop
Bishop of Bangor Bangor is a diocese in the Wales.
Bishop of Birmingham The Diocese of Diocese of Worcester.
Bishop of Sheffield The Bishop of Sheffield is the Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Sheffield.
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 Anglican Diocese of Worcester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Diocese of Worcester forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England.
The diocese was founded in around 679 by St Theodore of Canterbury.
In 2005 the diocese has 190 parishes with 281 churches and 163 stipendiary clergy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Worcester   (118 words)

  
 Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A map showing the diocese of Gibraltar in Europe.
The Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe (also called simply the Diocese in Europe) is geographically the largest diocese of the Church of England, covering Morocco, Europe (excluding the United Kingdom and Ireland but including Iceland), Turkey, and the entire Russian Federation.
The diocese, headed by the Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe, is divided into seven archdeaconries:
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Diocese_in_Europe   (131 words)

  
 Anglicans Online | The News Centre
The Diocese of Louisiana and the Diocese of Mississippi both have working websites on which they are posting updates about the status of their disrupted flocks.
Diocese of Saskatchewan has made available a video of Archdeacon Sidney Black, Co-Chair of the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples, reading the petition for a national native bishop.
The Church Times reports that 'The Bishop of Worcester, Dr Peter Selby, has broken ranks with the House of Bishops over its statement on the Civil Partnerships Act.' His statement is on the Diocese of Worcester's website.
anglicansonline.org /news   (1463 words)

  
 Some Account of the Diocese of Bloemfontein, by Archdeacon Crisp
On the Feast of the Epiphany, 1872, the Bishop summoned the Clergy and Churchwardens of the Diocese to meet in Synod in the Cathedral.
In the Synod of Clergy one weighty matter determined upon was the constitution of the Cathedral Chapter, as the Bishop's standing council for the administration of the spiritualities of the Diocese.
As a very slight token of the sense of their loss and in memory of the blessings which Churchmen in the Diocese owed to his care, three windows of stained glass were erected in Bloemfontein Cathedral.
justus.anglican.org /resources/pc/africa/za/crisp_bloem03.html   (3173 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ancient Diocese of Bristol
As it was, the new diocese nearly lost its cathedral, for the abbey church of the Augustinian Canons, which had been plundered at the time of the suppression of that house in 1539, was already in process of demolition, when the king's order came arresting the devastation.
He was succeeded in the bishopric by the Anglican, Dr. Richard Cheney (1562-79), who, though a schismatic, was yet suspected of Catholic leanings, and was the early friend of Blessed Edmund Campion.
The diocese was formed by taking the county and archdeaconry of Dorset from Salisbury, and several parishes from the Dioceses of Gloucester and Worcester, with three churches in Bristol, which had belonged to Bath and Wells.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/02790b.htm   (778 words)

  
 Anglican Mainstream   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Further,over the weekend he conferred on the Bishop of Brasilia the title of Supervisor of the Diocese of Recife, and appointed an Administrative Commission of the Suffragan Bishop, a priest and three lay people, as announced by the executive secretary of this commission, Fernando Gonsalves.
This is unhelpful in the context of the Communion debate on the relation between Dioceses and Provinces in the wake of the Windsor Report.
Background – the Diocese of Recife has had its grant from the Province removed and is seeking $3000 (£1600) to cover its deficit by the end of the year.
www.anglican-mainstream.net /news221.asp   (376 words)

  
 The Anglican Diocese of Perú
The United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (USPG) is the second oldest Anglican mission society and supports the Diocese of Peru in different ways.
The Diocese of Dallas is part of the Episcopal Church in the USA and is the Diocese for Christ Church, Plano, and also has strong links with the Diocese of Perú.
Diocese of Worcester in the Church of England is partnered with the Diocese of Peru.
www.peru.anglican.org /links.html   (312 words)

  
 Biographical sources for Anglican clergy
It is therefore vital to check the records for diocese in which a priest served at the time, as well as those for his parish's present diocese.
The principal Anglican missionary societies are the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge and the Church Missionary Society.
Prior to the establishment of dioceses abroad, the activities of Anglicans overseas were generally administered by the bishops of London.
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 CrossSearch category: Anglican
The Diocese of Ely is the name we give to the life and work of the Church of England in Cambridgeshire plus 46 parishes in the western quarter of Norfolk.
The Anglican community is part of the Anglican Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf.
Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Chelmsford, England.
www.crosssearch.com /Churches_and_Denominations/Churches/Churches_by_Denomination/Anglican   (1006 words)

  
 All faith groups deal with abuse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
News stories about alleged abuse by priests assigned to the Catholic Diocese of Worcester and the Archdiocese of Boston have drawn widespread public attention because the regions served by the dioceses are heavily Catholic, according to the pair.
A small Anglican diocese in Canada was so rocked by a clergy sexual abuse scandal and subsequent court judgments that it is in danger of folding, according to Mr.
In the Worcester and Boston areas, he suggested, that ``something'' may have been the now-defunct House of Affirmation in Whitinsville, where treatment and counseling were available to priests suspected of sexual abuse.
www.telegram.com /static/crisisinthechurch/021702.html   (703 words)

  
 The Diocese of Worcester - The Cathedral
Worcester Cathedral has been a place of prayer and worship since 680 AD.
We are part of the worldwide Anglican Communion and have a deep commitment to fostering unity in the church and the world.
The Diocese of Worcester: Use these Quick Links for easy access to information...
www.cofe-worcester.org.uk /cathedral   (277 words)

  
 Anglican Mainstream   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Anglican Mainstream International is dismayed to learn of the continuing harassment of the Diocese of Recifé by the Primate of the Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil and in particular of the attempt by Archbishop Oliveira to ‘suspend’ the duly constituted Diocesan Convention.
Anglican Mainstream strongly supports the call from the Bishop of Recifé, the Rt Revd Robinson Cavalcanti, to the Archbishop of Canterbury and his fellow primates for immediate primatial oversight for the period of this emergency.
The bishop, clergy and lay people of the diocese, who are faithful to orthodox Anglican teaching and practice, are feeling abandoned and looking for help from the leadership of the Communion.
www.anglican-mainstream.net /news218.asp   (246 words)

  
 Anglican Mainstream   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Anglican Mainstream is a community within the Anglican Communion committed to promote, teach and maintain the Scriptural truths on which the Anglican Church was founded and which guarantee its catholicity.
Anglican Mainstream UK sends its condolences to the citizens of New Orleans and the surrounding region in the Gulf of Mexico, particularly to those who have lost loved ones, and will remember all who are involved in bringing relief and comfort in our prayers.
In comparison, all of the deposed clergy of the Recifé, representing over 95% of all Anglicans in the diocese, have rallied to express highly vocal, public support for their true Bishop, Robinson Cavalcanti.
www.anglican-mainstream.net   (438 words)

  
 Welcome to the Diocese of Worcester - England - Part of the worldwide Anglican Communion
The Diocese of Worcester is one of 44 dioceses in the Church of England and part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
This site is designed for people who want to know more about the Church of England and the Anglican Church as well as for people in congregations in Worcestershire and Dudley who want to know more about the diocese.
The diocese is not responsible for the content of any websites to which its own website is linked.
www.cofe-worcester.org.uk   (199 words)

  
 Every Voice Network ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The things I value about Anglicanism: its intellectual life as evidenced by many years of debate about controversial subjects, its diversity and cmprehensiveness, its dispersed authority: these things are at stake in the present controversy.
Yet this pastoral sensitivity runs up against the dominant force that drives the bishops' response to the social reality of the increased public recognition of lesbian and gay relationships, and to the availability of civil partnerships in particular: what they fear is that marriages, and the institution of marriage, are somehow threatened by this development.
The Diocese of Worcester is one of 44 dioceses in the Church of England.
www.everyvoice.net /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=index&catid=&topic=41   (4120 words)

  
 West Midlands | Church of England   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Good News Asian Church in Birmingham is one of several Asian Anglican congregations which has built its own new church building: funded by the congregation and by local Muslims and Sikhs and others, it provides a community focus for all with a strong emphasis on hospitality.
The project was set up to harness the history and heritage to be found in and around the 45 church buildings mostly of Norman origin and use it for the economic and social benefit of the church and the local rural community.
It is an initiative of the Chaplaincy for the Agricultural and Rural Life in the Diocese of Worcester.
www.cofe.anglican.org /about/builtheritage/buildingfaith/westmidlands.html   (1705 words)

  
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Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA), a continental body that brings together all the Anglican National Churches (Provinces) in Africa.
Eucharistic Minister Training, is a course that meets the training portion of the requirements established by the Diocese of Massachusetts for licensing as a Eucharistic Visitor.
Prison Ministries of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts The mission of the Prison Ministry Committee is to support the ongoing ministry and development of new ministries among the those men and women who are in prison.
www.diomass.org /links.shtml   (707 words)

  
 Hereford Diocese
The diocese has also been active in founding and managing OPUS, a charity established to assist those suffering from exposure to pesticides, particularly Organo-phosphates, and which operates across the Marches and mid-Wales.
Together with colleagues from Worcester and Gloucester Dioceses he is part of the permanent chaplaincy at the Three Counties Countryside Show and also assists at local agricultural shows and events.
The diocese has also been active in promoting a series of conferences to draw attention to rural issues and promote farming enterprises locally.
www.hereford.anglican.org /pages/wod_agriculture_TheChaplain.html   (481 words)

  
 Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
Established in 1784, the Diocese of Massachusetts is the largest in the Episcopal Church, in terms of membership, with 87,448 baptized members and 58,236 communicants in 195 parishes and missions.
The diocese covers the eastern third of Massachusetts, from the New Hampshire border in the north, to the Cape and islands in the south, and extending as far west as (but not including) Worcester County.
The diocese includes Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Norfolk, Middlesex, Nantucket, Plymouth and Suffolk Counties, and the town of Southboro in Worcester County.
www.users.interport.net /d/i/diomass.ma.ultranet   (307 words)

  
 1 Million Links, Denomination: Anglican
Diocese of Port Moresby, Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea
The Anglican Church of The Epiphany, Nassau, Bahamas
The Anglican Church of the Province of Congo
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 Thinking Anglicans
The Anglican Diocese itself almost collapsed totally as foreign personnel (especially targeted by the guerrillas) were withdrawn and Peruvian nationals with saleable skills headed north, to the USA or elsewhere.
About a month into my stay, by which time I had been joined by 16 fellow members of the Diocese of Worcester, we were invited, with the permission of the prison authorities, to spend a day as part of our hosts’ long standing ministry to women prisoners.
The powerful Anglican archbishop of Nigeria is furious, and reports are circulating that he is contemplating proposals for the Anglican Communion to discipline the Church of England, its historical ‘mother-church’.
www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk   (4016 words)

  
 THEE MAXIMALISTS part three: Chicks with Bricks
She was a benefactor of the neighbouring Worcester Cathedral as well.
In the 1800s Coventry was absorbed altogether into the Diocese of Worcester and any Cathedral function was transferred there.
Need for a new Diocese of Coventry was seen early in the Twentieth Century and in 1918 a massive and ancient church, Saint Michael's Coventry was dedicated as the Diocesan Cathedral.
www.omnitecturalforum.com /wtc/sjlady.html   (2576 words)

  
 Birmingham Diocese Centenary - Pilgrimage
Birmingham’s two Anglican bishops, the Rt Revd Dr John Sentamu, Bishop for Birmingham and the Rt Revd John Austin, Bishop of Aston, are spending Lent walking the breadth and length of their diocese, visiting every church on the way.
The choice of departure points recognizes that the Diocese of Birmingham was made up of parts of the Diocese of Lichfield and the Diocese of Worcester.
The new Diocese of Birmingham was formed on March 2nd 1905.
www.birminghamcentenary.co.uk /pilgrimage.html   (360 words)

  
 : Church Net UK : Directory : UK Churches : Church of England :   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Christ Church - Is the Anglican parish church in the centre of Dore, Sheffield, UK Christ Church and St. Peter's Churches, Mountsorrel
The home page for Christ Church and St. Peter's Anglican churches in Mountsorrel, which are part of the Diocese of Leicester.
The Anglican Parish church for Bidston, in the Deanery of Birkenhead, in the Diocese of Chester.
www.churchnet.org.uk /cgi-bin/directory.cgi?sectionid=75   (1190 words)

  
 Trinity Episcopal Church: 1972 Covenant Letter
Together with other pairs of churches in the diocese of Worcester, and aware of what has already taken place between two churches in Southbridge, we will undertake a formal Covenant of mutual concern joining our two churches together in a unique relationship.
After four centuries of estrangement, the Anglican Church (of which the Episcopal Church is the American branch) and the Roman Catholic Church have been blessed with a spirit of warm reconciliation within the past decades but especially within the past five years.
In order to let this relationship develop at the grass roots, the ecumenical commissions of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester and the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts called a meeting last June to discuss the possibility of yoking local Roman Catholic and Episcopal parishes together in a formally declared covenant.
www.kersur.net /~trinity/original.html   (503 words)

  
 Home Page
The Priest-in-charge is Anglican, and appointed under the auspices of the diocese of Worcester, but the worship and witness encompasses the ethos of the three churches which make up the partnership.
This partnership is reflected by a monthly pattern of worship using the liturgical rites of the Anglican, Methodist and United Reformed churches.
The present congregation is a warm fellowship, under the leadership of the Revd.
www.warndon-stnicholas-worcester.org.uk   (293 words)

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