Conservative Evangelicals call for the appointment of a bishop to them
Conservative Evangelicals call for the appointment of a bishop to minister to their community
By James Ramsey in London
Special to virtueonline
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December 6, 2012
One of the first of many tasks awaiting the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, when he takes up office in early 2013, will be the appointment of a new Provincial Episcopal Visitor (PEV) or Flying Bishop for the See of Ebbsfleet, one of the suffragan sees in his own new Diocese of Canterbury.
The General Synod of the Church of England passed an Act of Synod in 1993 which created three PEVs, one for the smaller province of York, and two for the province of Canterbury, to minister to those parishes and clergy unable to accept the ministry of women priests. This arrangement, although treated with great hostility by supporters of women priests, has been remarkably effective in holding the Church of England together, as recent voting figures showed when the Women Bishops Measure was debated: the levels of support and of opposition to women's ordination have remained almost unchanged since 1993, indicating the success of the Act of Synod which brought the PEVs into being.
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By James Ramsey in London
Special to virtueonline
www.virtueonline.org
December 6, 2012
One of the first of many tasks awaiting the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, when he takes up office in early 2013, will be the appointment of a new Provincial Episcopal Visitor (PEV) or Flying Bishop for the See of Ebbsfleet, one of the suffragan sees in his own new Diocese of Canterbury.The General Synod of the Church of England passed an Act of Synod in 1993 which created three PEVs, one for the smaller province of York, and two for the province of Canterbury, to minister to those parishes and clergy unable to accept the ministry of women priests. This arrangement, although treated with great hostility by supporters of women priests, has been remarkably effective in holding the Church of England together, as recent voting figures showed when the Women Bishops Measure was debated: the levels of support and of opposition to women's ordination have remained almost unchanged since 1993, indicating the success of the Act of Synod which brought the PEVs into being.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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