Fort Worth Asst Bp Wantland ‘removed and released’ by TEC Presiding Bishop

Posted on January 24, 2009 
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Ft Worth bishops“Dr. Schori:

This will acknowledge electronic receipt on this date of a letter apparently not mailed to me, but dated January 15, 2009, purporting to ‘accept’ my letter to you dated November 15, 2008 as a Renunciation of my Orders.

As you must know, my letter specifically declared that ‘I am not resigning my Orders’. …”

– Assistant Bishop William C. Wantland of the Diocese of Fort Worth responds to a letter from the TEC Presiding Bishop. Read it on the Fort Worth website. (And here’s the Episcopal Life version.)