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Realignment Timeline
2006 to the present |
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To see the newest posts, please refer to the News area on our home page |
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July 15 |
St. Andrew’s, Fort Worth, publishes a statement regarding actions of The Episcopal Church in the Star-Telegram |
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| 2010 |
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November |
Bishop Zavala elected
Primate of the Southern Cone |
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June |
ACNA: Communiqué from the Second Annual Provincial Council
Also: A report on the Council meeting published by the Living Church |
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January |
Forward in Christ interviews Bishop Iker |
| 2009 |
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Nov. 6 & 7 |
Standing Firm in the Faith: The 27th Annual Diocesan Convention |
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Oct. 20 |
Bishop’s response to Vatican announcement |
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Aug. 22 |
A Forward in Faith priest becomes the first bishop
consecrated for the Anglican Church in North America |
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June 30 |
Bishop Iker writes to the clergy concerning two recent letters
Archbishop Venables writes to the clergy |
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June 22-25 |
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The Anglican Church in North America
Inaugural Assembly
June 22-25, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, Press Conference
with panel including Bishop Iker
Additional online videos from the ACNA Assembly |
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April 8 |
Letter from Northern Mexico |
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Feb. 16 |
Membership figures for the new North American Anglican province |
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Feb. 13 |
The Episcopal Church: Tearing the Fabric of Communion to Shreds
A Report of the American Anglican Council |
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Feb. 10 |
Response to the Alexandria Communiqué |
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Feb. 6 |
23 Clergy Released from Canonical Residency |
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Feb. 5 |
Four parishes released under Canon 32 • Supporting Documents |
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Jan. 30 |
The Diocesan Chancellors report on the California Supreme Court’s opinion in “Episcopal Church Cases” (PDF) |
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Jan. 23 |
Bishop Iker meets with members of All Saints’, Fort Worth |
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Bishop Wantland responds to the Presiding Bishop |
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The Commonwealth Report: Status of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth After Convention November 2008 |
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Jan. 16 |
Global Anglicanism
Bishop Iker’s address to the Mere Anglicanism Conference |
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Jan. 11 |
Church Issues do not have to end in court
An editorial opinion by Cora Werley |
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Jan. 7 |
Bishop’s Order pertaining to controversy at Christ the King, Fort Worth |
| 2008 |
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Dec. 11 |
From the Anglican Communion Institute:
Descent Into Canonical Chaos: The Presiding Bishop’s Response to Bishop Iker |
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Dec. 6 |
What Renunciation? |
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Nov. 30 |
Philip Turner (ACI) on
The Subversion of the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church: A Response to my Critics |
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Nov. 24 |
Press Release in response to attempted inhibition |
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Nov. 16 |
“As We Realign” letter distributed in churches |
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Nov. 14 & 15 |
Contending for the Faith: The 26th Annual Diocesan Convention |
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A Stand Firm interview with Bishop Iker |
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Nov. 6 |
The Episcopal Church in Decline (PDF)
A statistical chart based on TEC parochial reports compiled and published by the American Anglican Council |
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Oct. 23 |
Bishop Iker responds to a vestry resolution from All Saints’, Fort Worth |
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Oct. 13 |
Clergy discussions on conflict produce no solution |
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Sept. 22 |
Statement of the Standing Committee concerning the action against Bishop Duncan |
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Sept. 19 |
Chairman of Forward in Faith International reacts to deposition |
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Sept. 18 |
Bishop Iker’s statement on the House of Bishops action against Bishop Duncan |
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Is The Episcopal Church Hierarchical?
by Mark McCall |
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Sept. 10 |
The Third Report from the Bishop and Standing Committee
concerning realignment with the Province of the Southern Cone |
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Sept. 8 |
Bishop’s Order pertaining to controversy at All Saints’, Wichita Falls (PDF) |
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September |
Bishop Iker: 10 Reasons Why Now Is the Time to Realign |
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Aug. 15 |
FAQs on “Fiduciary Duty” for church leaders |
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Aug. 12 |
A Statement from Bishop Iker on dialogues with the Roman Catholic diocese |
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July 16 – Aug. 3 |
The 14th Lambeth Conference of Bishops |
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July 11 |
Bishop Iker comments on provision in the Communion for Anglo-Catholics |
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June 22 – 29 |
GAFCON: The Global Anglican Future Conference |
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May 2 - 4 |
The Most Rev. Gregory Venables, Primate of the Southern Cone, visited the diocese |
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The Constitution and Canons of the Province of the Southern Cone (PDF) |
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April 30 |
Bishop Iker writes to the Presiding Bishop concerning her letter to Archbishop Venables |
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The Presiding Bishop’s letter was issued within a report from the Episcopal News Service |
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April 2 |
Opinion and Response: ”Why Do We Celebrate the Eucharist on Sunday?” |
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March 14 |
The Canon Theologian: Whose Property? |
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March 3 |
Guidelines for Canon 32 released |
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Feb. 12 |
The Second Report from the Bishop and Standing Committee |
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Jan. 16 |
A Message to the Clergy and Convention Delegates • Comments to the Press, with the Jan. 9 letter from the Presiding Bishop |
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Jan. 12 |
Statement by Bishop Iker concerning the inhibition of Bishop Schofield |
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Jan. 9 |
The Bishop and Standing Committee issue a Preliminary Report on the invitation from the Province of the Southern Cone |
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Bishop Iker responds to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Advent Letter |
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Nov. 20 |
Letter of support from Church of England leaders to Bishop Iker |
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Nov. 16 & 17 |
25 Years Together in Mission: The 25th Annual Diocesan Convention |
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Nov. 12 |
Bishop Iker replies to the Presiding Bishop (with the Presiding Bishop's Nov. 8 letter) |
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Oct. 27 |
Fort Worth welcomes Archbishop's view on dioceses |
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Oct. 15 |
Chancellors' Report on Property in the Diocese |
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Oct. 9 |
An Open Letter from Bishop Gene Robinson |
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Oct. 1 |
Presiding Bishop affirms same-sex unions |
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Sept. 25 |
A Report from the Standing Committee on recent meetings with clergy and lay leadership |
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Sept. 14 |
An Irish Bishop Reflects on time spent in ECUSA churches |
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Sept. 6 |
Bishop Iker: The Realignment Moves Forward |
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July 16-18 |
The Global South Steering Committee calls this a “Critical Time” |
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July 14 |
Bishop Wantland et al.: How are TEC lawsuits being funded? An Open Letter |
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June 19 |
Statement of the Bishop and Standing Committee concerning actions of TEC Executive Council |
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May 6 |
Audio: Bishop Iker’s sermon at St. Andrew’s, Fort Worth |
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March |
Bishop Iker and Bishop Stanton amend the “Dallas Plan”:
St. Francis, Dallas, comes under Bishop Iker’s episcopal care |
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Jan. 8 |
The Panel of Reference releases its report on the appeal by the Diocese of Fort Worth • Bishop Iker: Response to the report |
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News coverage included this report in the Church of England Newspaper |
2006 |
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Nov. 30 |
The Presiding Bishop proposes appointing a Primatial Vicar |
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Nov. 27 |
Bishops decline invitation to second New York Summit (PDF) |
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Nov. 17 & 18 |
Continue in the Apostles’ Teaching and Fellowship: The 24th Annual Diocesan Convention
Sermon by Canon Daryl Fenton • Bishop’s Address • Resolutions and election results • Budget material |
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Oct. 31 |
Audio: Bishop Iker interviewed on public radio |
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Oct. 30 |
Chancellors receive threatening letters, reports The Living Church |
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Oct. 18 |
Audio: The Presiding Bishop interviewed on public radio |
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Seot, 26 |
Fr. Randall Foster comments on the House of Bishops meeting |
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Sept. 23 |
An interview with Bishop Iker |
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Sept. 22 |
The Kigali Communique from the Global South Primates, with Bishop Iker’s Oct. 2 response |
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Sept. 21 |
Windsor-affirming Bishops issue a letter from the HOB meeting at Camp Allen |
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Sept. 14 |
Bishop Iker comments on the Summit |
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Sept. 13 |
Statement from the New York Summit and the Response of the Archbishop |
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Aug. 21 |
An interview with Bishop Iker concerning Alterative Primatial Oversight |
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Aug. 18 |
The Archbishop of Canterbury proposes a Summit in New York and Bishop Iker responds |
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July 25 |
The Diocese appeals to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Panel of Reference concerning its provision for women's ordination |
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Background on the Panel of Reference • Official Web pages of the Panel |
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July 24 |
The Standing Committee calls for the diocese to withdraw from Province VII |
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June 28 |
Bishop Iker’s Report to the Diocese following General Convention (PDF) |
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June 27 |
Archbishop of Canterbury: The Challenge and Hope of Being an Anglican Today |
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June 18 |
The Standing Committee asks for alternative primatial oversight
In the weeks that followed, the Dioceses of Pittsburgh, South Carolina, San Joaquin, Central Florida, Springfield, and Quincy joined Fort Worth in appealing for alternative primatial oversight. |
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Bishop Iker’s statement on the election of the Presiding Bishop |
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June 13 - 21 |
General Convention coverage – including ECW Triennial • additional notes |
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National Altar Guild Exhibit at General Convention |
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Gallery: A Photo Tour of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation in Columbus, Ohio |
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Lent |
Bishop Iker: Separation? At What Cost? |
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Nov. |
The 23rd Annual Diocesan Convention |
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April 15, 2005 |
Bishop Iker: Has the Episcopal Church really complied with the Primates’ request? |
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March 15, 2005 |
The House of Bishops’ Covenant Statement • Bishop Duncan responds |
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March 23, 2005 |
Bishop Iker: On the House of Bishops' covenant statement |
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Nov. 15, 2004 |
The Standing Committee writes to the House of Bishops |
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Nov. 6, 2004 |
The Diocesan Convention adopts a resolution concerning the Windsor Report |
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Oct. 18, 2004 |
The Windsor Report is issued |
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Jan. 21, 2004 |
The Executive Council adopts the Anglican Communion Network Charter |
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Nov. 2, 2003 |
Statement on the consecration of Gene Robinson |
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Aug. 10, 2003 |
A Pastoral Letter from Bishop Iker to the diocese |
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July 30 – Aug. 8 |
2003 General Convention coverage |
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The Path of the Episcopal Church (PDF)
A timeline of events from 1965 to 2007
This is a wiki document produced with the aid of several
American Anglican congregations and organizations |
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