Bishop Iker insists he's still in charge of Episcopal Diocese

Here at the Café we've been notified that earlier today Bishop Jack Iker, who left the Episcopal Church with a group from the Diocese of Fort Worth to become members of the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone, has had his lawyer write the Steering Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth's lawyer that they must stop using the name of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth and its emblem since they are his property and not theirs.

Which is sort of an odd thing to claim for someone who has abandoned the Episcopal Church in part because being associated with the Episcopal Church was becoming increasingly "a scandal" to his faithful.

We're told that Dallas Morning News and other Texas media outlets are working on a story about the details and should have something up tomorrow morning.

Keep an eye on this space.

Posted by Nicholas Knisely on January 30, 2009 8:30 PM | |
Comments (3)

Oh my: xIker's just a few frijoles short of a taco platter, isn't he? :-0

JC Fisher

Posted by tgflux [TypeKey Profile Page] | January 31, 2009 1:04 AM

Oh dear, better put extra security on the door for the upcoming convention of the REAL and one-of-a-kind, Episcopal Church diocese of Ft. Worth...you know, the one with Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and The Executive Committee who are currently meeting with, and supporting, TEC diocese of San Joaquin with Bishop Lamb.

Posted by Leonardo Ricardo [TypeKey Profile Page] | January 31, 2009 2:23 PM

Guess John-David Schofield is taking lessons from Jack Iker - he is suing TEC for causing him to be in lawsuits. Uh - alert J-DS - if you don't try to take things that don't belong to you - you don't end up in court.

Posted by ann [TypeKey Profile Page] | January 31, 2009 8:27 PM

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