International Diocese

The International Diocese is a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America, comprising 18 congregations in 7 American states, Colorado, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas, and one in Haiti. The Diocesan Office is located in Carrollton, Texas.[1] The International Diocese Congregations stretch from Texas to New York and also comprise mission fellowships.

International Diocese
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Church in North America
Statistics
Parishes18
Information
RiteAnglican
CathedralSt. Bartholomew's Pro-Cathedral, Tonawanda
Current leadership
BishopBill Atwood
Website
International Diocese Official Website

The International Diocese originated from the fact that many congregations in the United States were under the authority of foreign Anglican churches. One of these was the Anglican Church of Kenya, of which Bill Atwood was a Suffragan Bishop at the All Saints Cathedral Diocese, in Nairobi, and of the Missionary Convocation of Kenya in the United States.[2] Bill Atwood has been General Secretary of the Ekklesia society, an orthodox Anglican aggregation, since 2000, having left the Episcopal Church in 2006.

The International Diocese was a founding member of the Anglican Church in North America, in 2009, with Bill Atwood as their first bishop.

References
  1. "Member Congregations - International Diocese". www.idio.net.
  2. "From the Bishop - Archives - International Diocese". www.idio.net. Archived from the original on 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-15.


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