AMiA to add 3 more bishops

All Africa:

Kigali — The Episcopal Church of Rwanda has elected three new Bishops to serve in one of the provinces of the Anglican Church in North America. The election took place on Saturday 13 at the Anglican Diocese of Kigali.

The Bishops who were elected are: The Rev. DR. Todd Hunter, The Rev. Canon Doc Loomis and Rev. Silas TAK Yin Ng. According to the communiqué the first two bishops will serve in US while one Silas TAK Yin Ng will serve in Canada.

The province of the Anglican Church of Rwanda has increased the number of bishops in the Anglican Mission in the Americas (AMIA) from seven to ten.

Posted by John B. Chilton on June 18, 2009 6:53 AM | |
Comments (5)

Great. More bishops. Perhaps a law of economics will come into play: as their numbers increase their value will decrease.

Posted by Paul Woodrum [TypeKey Profile Page] | June 18, 2009 9:17 AM

and the money rolls out simultaneously with a business growth plan...all those travel expenses (looks more like a turf war to me)

Posted by Leonardo Ricardo [TypeKey Profile Page] | June 18, 2009 9:49 AM

Soon all the priests will be bishops - maybe we should invest in purple cloth? A growth industry.

Posted by Ann Fontaine [TypeKey Profile Page] | June 18, 2009 10:12 AM

Ann+

AMiA has a handful women priests. I think those are the only ones who won't be a part of the bishop franchise!

Posted by Luiz Coelho [TypeKey Profile Page] | June 18, 2009 8:04 PM

It seems that Continuing Anglicans cannot avoid Miterosis. This is one reason (among many) that I am and will remain an Episcopalian. If I ever leave TEC, I will not join another bishop heavy church. I will probably make the move to either Rome or Constantinople.

YBIC,
Phil Snyder

Posted by Phil Snyder [TypeKey Profile Page] | June 19, 2009 2:15 PM

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