July 3, 2007 Hiltz chosen as new primate

In an inner-city church reflecting the diversity of the Anglican Communion, Frederick James Hiltz was installed on June 25 as the 13th primate of the Anglican Church of Canada and national archbishop.

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July 3, 2007 General Synod elects Fred Hiltz as primate

General Synod 2007, held June 19-25 in this weather-whipped prairie city, was defined by the issue of human sexuality and by the election of Bishop Fred Hiltz as the 13th primate, or national archbishop, of the Anglican Church of Canada.

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June 28, 2007 Bishops discuss fallout from same-sex vote at General Synod

Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada met June 26 – the morning after General Synod ended to discuss the ramifications of their slim vote against allowing dioceses to offer church blessing rites to gay couples.

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June 26, 2007 Primate installed amid pageantry and ceremony

In an inner-city church that symbolized the diversity of the Anglican Communion, Bishop Frederick James Hiltz was installed on June 25 as the 13th primate of the Anglican Church of Canada and national archbishop.

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June 25, 2007 Emotions run high after blessings defeated

There were tears in the eyes of some, others bowed in prayer, and some quietly walked out of the plenary room shortly after the defeat on June 24 of the motion to allow the blessing of same-sex unions, only to face church and secular media who wanted to know how they felt about the decision.

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June 24, 2007 Synod narrowly defeats same-sex blessings

Canadian Anglicans, meeting at their General Synod governing convention, voted by the slimmest of margins to defeat a proposal that would have permitted church blessing rites for gay couples

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June 24, 2007 Debate continues on same-sex blessings

In its first full day of debate on issues concerning same-sex blessings, the General Synod on June 23 rejected calls that the issue be decided by a greater margin than usual. Synod members are being asked to decide whether the Anglican Church of Canada will permit blessing services for gay couples and whether that is consistent with church doctrine.

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June 23, 2007 Lynne Samways Hiltz now looking forward to life in Toronto

Three years ago, Lynne Samways Hiltz vehemently declared, in a casual conversation, that she would never move to Toronto. Her husband, Bishop Fred Hiltz, now primate-elect, at the time had withdrawn his name from consideration in...

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June 22, 2007 New primate keeps mum about blessings vote

In his first news conference as primate-elect, Fred Hiltz declined to declare his own position on whether the church should allow same-gender couples to have their relationships blessed.

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June 22, 2007 Hiltz elected primate on fifth ballot

After a nail-biting election that took nearly three hours, a majority of the delegates of the General Synod elected Bishop Fred Hiltz of the diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island as the 13th primate – or national archbishop – of the Anglican Church of Canada.

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