July 14, 2008 Primate looks ahead to Lambeth with hope and anxiety

Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, sat down for a short interview with the Anglican Journal before he left to attend the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, England. Excerpts:

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July 10, 2008 Archbishop Caleb Lawrence announces planned retirement

Archbishop Caleb Lawrence, diocesan bishop of Moosonee and metropolitan (senior bishop) of the ecclesiastical (church) province of Ontario, has announced his retirement effective Jan. 6, 2010.

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June 30, 2008 Bishop Howe of Huron to retire

The diocese of Huron has announced that its bishop, Bruce Howe, will retire effective Sept. 1.

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June 24, 2008 Canadian bishops trade advice before leaving for Lambeth Conference

Bishops recently had a wide-ranging discussion about the Lambeth Conference, scheduled for July 16 to Aug. 3 in Canterbury, England.

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June 1, 2008 Sessions on sexuality are closed

Anglican Church of Canada bishops decided, at the April 14 opening session of their spring meeting, to close to the public half of their week-long meeting, including all discussions of the sexuality controversy roiling the Anglican Communion.

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June 1, 2008 Bishops decline proposal for talks

Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada, at their April 14-18 meeting, declined a request for national-level negotiations over church property from the Anglican Network in Canada, a group of parishes that have left the church over issues that include offering blessing ceremonies to married gay couples.

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May 29, 2008 Algoma's Bishop Ferris to retire in fall

Bishop Ronald Ferris of the northern Ontario diocese of Algoma, who also served as bishop of the Yukon, said he intends to retire, effective Sept. 30, 2008.

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May 23, 2008 Nova Scotia/PEI elects Ronald Cutler as suffragan bishop

The diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island on May 23 elected Archdeacon Ronald Cutler, who is rector of St. John the Evangelist in Lower Sackville, N.S., as suffragan or assistant bishop.

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April 21, 2008 Canadian primate asks South American prelate to "stop interfering"

Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has asked South American archbishop Gregory Venables to cancel a scheduled visit to Canada this week and “stop interfering in the life of this province.”

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April 21, 2008 Saskatchewan’s Bishop Burton to become rector of Dallas church

Bishop Anthony Burton, who has served the diocese of Saskatchewan for 15 years as its bishop and two as its dean, announced on April 20 that he will be taking up a new post as rector of the Church of the Incarnation in Dallas.

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