Colorado Bishop seeks to remove previously transferred priests

Posted on May 31, 2008 
Filed under News

Bp Robert O’Neill of ColoradoThe Rt. Rev. Robert O’Neill, Bishop of Colorado, is seeking to remove from the ministry more than a dozen priests that his predecessor lawfully transferred to another Anglican province after they joined the Anglican Mission in the Americas (AMiA) more than seven years ago.

The initial list included at least one priest, the Rev. Robert John Bryan, who claims not to have received any communication on the matter. He expressed surprise at the news of his inhibition when contacted by The Living Church, and said he had not received any communication from anyone in the Diocese of Colorado since receiving a copy of his letter of transfer nearly eight years ago. …

– Story from The Living Church. Note that it is Bishop O’Neill whom the TEC Presiding Bishop hopes to be her uninvited “eyes and ears” at GAFCON. (Photo: Episcopal Church.)