The Diocese of Quincy (Anglican Province of the Southern Cone) plans to elect a diocesan bishop at its annual synod in October. The standing committee has acted as the ecclesiastical authority since the retirement of the Rt. Rev. Keith Ackerman Nov. 1.
The diocese separated from The Episcopal Church and voted to accept an offer of temporary affiliation with the Church of the Southern Cone at its annual synod Nov. 7-8. At a meeting later this month in Bedford, Texas, the diocese will seek to become one of the founding members of the Anglican Church in North America.