Appointment of American Bishop ‘leads to split with Nigerian Diocese’

Posted on May 28, 2016 
Filed under Anglican Communion

bishop-susan-goff-virginia-420“It has come to the attention of Reform, that the Bishop of Liverpool, The Right Reverend Paul Bayes, has appointed Bishop Susan Goff as an Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Liverpool.

Susan Goff is a Suffragan Bishop in the Diocese of Virginia in The Episcopal Church. In July 2016, she voted in favour of changing the definition and purpose of marriage according to in Canons of The Episcopal Church…”

– Here’s a media statement from Reform in the UK.

Photo: The Diocese of Virginia.

Related: Diocese of Liverpool Global Links.