July 3, 2007 Lambeth invitations exclude American gay bishop

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has invited all bishops in North America, except Gene Robinson, the openly gay bishop of New Hampshire, to the Lambeth Conference of the world’s Anglican bishops scheduled next year in the United Kingdom.

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May 22, 2007 Lambeth invitations exclude American gay bishop

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has invited all bishops in North America, except Gene Robinson, the openly gay bishop of New Hampshire, to the Lambeth Conference of the world’s Anglican bishops scheduled next year in the U.K.

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May 1, 2007 Lambeth Conference will go ahead as planned: Williams

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams considered cancelling the 2008 Lambeth Conference of the world’s Anglican bishops due to the sexuality debates roiling the church, but decided against it.

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May 1, 2007 Waving the flag

The Hamilton Spectator newspaper poked good-natured fun at Ralph Spence, bishop of Niagara, after it was announced recently that the well-known expert in vexillology (the history of flags) was appointed chaplain to the 1,000...

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April 17, 2007 Archbishop will not cancel Lambeth Conference

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams considered cancelling the 2008 Lambeth Conference of the world’s Anglican bishops due to the sexuality debates roiling the church, but decided against it.

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April 1, 2007 From bishop to chief enforcer and chaplain

Bishop Ralph Spence of the Hamilton, Ont.-based diocese of Niagara will be heading across the Atlantic for a new adventure after he retires on Feb. 29, 2008. He will move to London for several months at the invitation of the Archbish-op of Canterbury to help organize the Lambeth Conference, the decennial meeting of the world’s Anglican bishops, scheduled to take place July 16-Aug. 4, 2008.

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February 1, 2007 Primates’ meeting likely to be difficult

The 38 primates of the Anglican Communion have yet to meet this month in Dar Es Salaam, but events leading up to the meeting scheduled Feb. 14-19 already indicate that it will be a tough one, particularly for Katharine Jefferts...

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December 1, 2006 Conference manager gives bishops a preview of 2008 Lambeth meeting

Canadian bishops said they want to focus on relationships at the next Lambeth Conference, the decennial meeting of the world’s Anglican bishops, which will be held in Canterbury, England at the University of Kent from July 16 to Aug. 4, 2008.

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December 1, 2006 Primate suggests all bishops may be invited to Lambeth

Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, says that he is inclined to believe that the Archbishop of Canterbury will invite all bishops to the 2008 Lambeth Conference, regardless of their stances on the contentious issue of sexuality.

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January 1, 2006 Bishops may experience 'Lambeth lite' in 2008

The shape of the Lambeth Conference in 2008 was to have been decided at a key meeting in London last December, according to a report in England's Church Times newspaper. Eight primates, bishops and lay people from...

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