Post by angli_fan on Oct 3, 2006 9:29:06 GMT -5
(from Episcopal News Service)
Bishop Peter James Lee of Virginia has licensed the Rt. Rev. Martyn Minns to serve as priest-in-charge of Truro Church through January 1, 2007. The decision is the result of conversations with the Truro parish vestry, diocesan Standing Committee, diocesan Chancellor "and others seeking their counsel on this question," Lee explained in an October 2 letter to the Diocese of Virginia.
...Lee noted that although Minns had been consecrated a bishop in the Church of Nigeria -- an action which ended his canonical residence in the Diocese of Virginia -- the decision to license him "responds pastorally to the needs of Truro Church and maintains the integrity of the Canons of the Diocese and of The Episcopal Church with respect to ordained service, diocesan and provincial boundaries and episcopal authority."
..."The details of the license also establish that Martyn will perform no episcopal acts in the Diocese of Virginia through January 1, 2007 and that Martyn will exercise his ministry in compliance with the Constitution and Canons of The Episcopal Church and The Diocese of Virginia," the letter continued. "...I believe our response to this peculiar situation achieves the goal of discerning a resolution that expresses our concern for the pastoral needs of this congregation, honors the Church and glorifies God."
www.dfms.org/3577_78315_ENG_HTM.htm
Bishop Peter James Lee of Virginia has licensed the Rt. Rev. Martyn Minns to serve as priest-in-charge of Truro Church through January 1, 2007. The decision is the result of conversations with the Truro parish vestry, diocesan Standing Committee, diocesan Chancellor "and others seeking their counsel on this question," Lee explained in an October 2 letter to the Diocese of Virginia.
...Lee noted that although Minns had been consecrated a bishop in the Church of Nigeria -- an action which ended his canonical residence in the Diocese of Virginia -- the decision to license him "responds pastorally to the needs of Truro Church and maintains the integrity of the Canons of the Diocese and of The Episcopal Church with respect to ordained service, diocesan and provincial boundaries and episcopal authority."
..."The details of the license also establish that Martyn will perform no episcopal acts in the Diocese of Virginia through January 1, 2007 and that Martyn will exercise his ministry in compliance with the Constitution and Canons of The Episcopal Church and The Diocese of Virginia," the letter continued. "...I believe our response to this peculiar situation achieves the goal of discerning a resolution that expresses our concern for the pastoral needs of this congregation, honors the Church and glorifies God."
www.dfms.org/3577_78315_ENG_HTM.htm