International Diocese
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Church in North America
Statistics
Parishes14 (2023)[1]
Members2,242 (2022)[2]
Information
RiteAnglican
CathedralSt. Bartholomew's Anglican Church (pro-cathedral), Tonawanda
Current leadership
BishopBill Atwood
Website
International Diocese Official Website

The International Diocese is a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America, comprising 14 congregations in 6 American states, Colorado, Kentucky, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. The diocesan office is located in Carrollton, Texas.[1] The International Diocese congregations stretch from Texas to New York.

History

The International Diocese was a founding member of the Anglican Church in North America in 2009, with Bill Atwood as its first bishop. The International Diocese originated from the fact that many congregations in the United States were under the authority of foreign Anglican churches. One of these was the Anglican Church of Kenya, of which Atwood was a suffragan bishop at the All Saints Cathedral Diocese in Nairobi and of the Missionary Convocation of Kenya in the United States.[3] As regional dioceses formed in the ACNA, a number of congregations remained in the non-geographical International Diocese in order to fund Atwood's position as dean of international affairs for the province.[4]

Atwood has announced his intention to retire in June 2024, in advance of which date congregations in the transitional diocese may discern their future homes in other ACNA dioceses.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Member Congregations - International Diocese". www.idio.net.
  2. ↑ "Congregational Reporting: 2022 in Review" (PDF). Anglican Church in North America. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "From the Bishop - Archives - International Diocese". www.idio.net. Archived from the original on 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  4. 1 2 Gristy, Wes (April 28, 2023). "OUR DIOCESAN FUTURE". All Saints Anglican Church. Retrieved 22 May 2023.


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