BBC: Uganda church to anoint US bishop

The BBC’s Christopher Landau says the consecration of a new local bishop in south-western Uganda would normally pass without comment.

But the church is also appointing a white American priest, John Guernsey, to lead a new branch of the Ugandan Church in the US, serving parishes in the state of Virginia that no longer feel able to tolerate the American Church’s liberal stance on homosexuality.

The ceremony will take place in the open air because the local cathedral is not large enough to accommodate the thousands due to attend.

It follows the consecration of two US bishops in Kenya on Thursday.

Posted in * Anglican - Episcopal, Anglican Provinces, Church of Uganda

3 comments on “BBC: Uganda church to anoint US bishop

  1. Br_er Rabbit says:

    [blockquote] The ceremony will take place in the open air because the local cathedral is not large enough to accommodate the thousands due to attend. [/blockquote]

    Pray for sunshine.

  2. chips says:

    Uganda also has Parishes in at least California -right?

  3. Br_er Rabbit says:

    Yes, they do, including ones forming in Arizona and Alaska. If my information is correct, this week’s events in Uganda will include the ordination of a priest for the newly forming parish in Flagstaff, Arizona.