The Rev. Bill Thompson, Rector of All Saints Anglican Church, Long Beach, California, is the first Bishop of the Diocese of Western Anglicans of the Anglican Church in North America.
“My first reaction upon my election,” the Bishop”elect said, “was to feel very humbled that the College of Bishops felt that I was the person to do this job. Being the Bishop of Western Anglicans is a job that neither I nor anyone else can do on their own. I will need the prayers, support, and hard work, of many to make our diocese what God wants it to be.”
This is hardly a surprise. Since Fr. Thompson was the Dean of the ACN Convocation for the western states, he had to be considered the frontrunner. It’s notable that the bishop elect was affiliated with Uganda since leaving TEC, and he is the Chair of the liturgical taskforce entrusted with coming up with a new ACNA prayerbook, a very weighty responsibility. God bless him!
David Handy+