Canadian bishop for Christchurch?
Posted on February 25, 2008
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A Canadian woman bishop who has signalled support for blessing gay marriages is being confirmed as Christchurch’s new Anglican bishop.
The move is likely to stir controversy among many Anglicans and there is still a chance that Victoria Matthews’ appointment could be vetoed by the general synod, which incudes representatives from Polynesia.
Church sources said yesterday that Dr Matthews, a former bishop of Edmonton, was two-thirds of the way through the ratification process.
Full story from The Press in NZ.
(Victoria Matthews was Bishop of the Diocese of Edmonton 1997–2007.)
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