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The Rt. Rev. Keith Ackerman, [[Society of the Holy Cross|SSC]], was bishop from June 24, 1994, to November 1, 2008. He is a member of [[Forward in Faith]], the [[Society of King Charles the Martyr]], the [[Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament]], the [[Guild of All Souls]], the [[Society of Mary (Anglican)|Society of Mary]], and the Society of Our Lady of Walsingham.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dioceseofquincy.org/ackerman_bio.html | title = Biographical Information For The Right Reverend Keith L. Ackerman, VIII Bishop of the Diocese of Quincy, Illinois | publisher = [[Episcopal Diocese of Quincy|Diocese of Quincy]] | location = [[Peoria, Illinois]] | date = 2008-11-06 | accessdate = 2008-11-08 }}</ref> |
The Rt. Rev. Keith Ackerman, [[Society of the Holy Cross|SSC]], was bishop from June 24, 1994, to November 1, 2008. He is a member of [[Forward in Faith]], the [[Society of King Charles the Martyr]], the [[Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament]], the [[Guild of All Souls]], the [[Society of Mary (Anglican)|Society of Mary]], and the Society of Our Lady of Walsingham.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dioceseofquincy.org/ackerman_bio.html | title = Biographical Information For The Right Reverend Keith L. Ackerman, VIII Bishop of the Diocese of Quincy, Illinois | publisher = [[Episcopal Diocese of Quincy|Diocese of Quincy]] | location = [[Peoria, Illinois]] | date = 2008-11-06 | accessdate = 2008-11-08 }}</ref> |
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The Diocese of Quincy currently has between sixteen and twenty seminarians, with most attending [[Nashotah House]] in [[Nashotah, Wisconsin]].{{ |
The Diocese of Quincy currently has between sixteen and twenty seminarians, with most attending [[Nashotah House]] in [[Nashotah, Wisconsin]].{{Fact|date=November 2008}} |
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The Diocese of Quincy is generally [[Anglo-Catholicism|Anglo-Catholic]] in nature.{{ |
The Diocese of Quincy is generally [[Anglo-Catholicism|Anglo-Catholic]] in nature.{{Fact|date=November 2008}} The diocese does not ordain women to the presbyterate,<ref name="bjo-081108" /> but does have two female [[deacons]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dioceseofquincy.org/clergy_list.html | title = List of Clergy with Photographs available | publisher = [[Episcopal Diocese of Quincy|Diocese of Quincy]] | location = [[Peoria, Illinois]] | date = 2008-08-23 | accessdate = 2008-11-08 }}</ref> As of 2006 it was one of only three dioceses in TEC that did not ordain women; the other two were the [[Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin|Diocese of San Joaquin]], which voted to secede from TEC in December 2007, and the [[Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth|Diocese of Fort Worth]], which will vote in November 2008 on whether to secede.<ref name="sch-060919">{{cite news | url = http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_77919_ENG_HTM.htm | title = Episcopal Diocese of Quincy seeks alternative oversight | date = 2006-09-19 | first = Mary Frances | last = Schjonberg | work = Episcopal News Service | accessdate = 2008-11-08 }}</ref>{{update after|2008|11|17}} The Diocese of Quincy The diocese is also strongly opposed to homosexuality at the leadership level<ref name="bjo-081108" /> and objects strongly to the ordination of gay clergy.{{Fact|date=November 2008}} |
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In 2006, the diocese issued a news release saying that it was "unwilling to accept the leadership" of Presiding Bishop [[Katharine Jefferts Schori]], and passed resolutions asking for "alternative pastoral oversight" and withdrawing consent to be included in [[Province 5 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America]].<ref name="sch-060919" /> |
In 2006, the diocese issued a news release saying that it was "unwilling to accept the leadership" of Presiding Bishop [[Katharine Jefferts Schori]], and passed resolutions asking for "alternative pastoral oversight" and withdrawing consent to be included in [[Province 5 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America]].<ref name="sch-060919" /> |
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Also passed by the synod were: a resolution that parishes may withdraw from "the Synod of this Diocese" by a two-thirds vote within the following nine months, and clergy may transfer to other dioceses; a resolution that other parishes outside the geographic boundaries may join the synod of the diocese; funding for the Province of the Southern Cone and the [[Anglican Communion Network]]; support for the [[Common Cause Partnership]]; and a new diocesan canon to govern marriage, defined as being between "one man and one woman".<ref name="bjo-081108" /> |
Also passed by the synod were: a resolution that parishes may withdraw from "the Synod of this Diocese" by a two-thirds vote within the following nine months, and clergy may transfer to other dioceses; a resolution that other parishes outside the geographic boundaries may join the synod of the diocese; funding for the Province of the Southern Cone and the [[Anglican Communion Network]]; support for the [[Common Cause Partnership]]; and a new diocesan canon to govern marriage, defined as being between "one man and one woman".<ref name="bjo-081108" /> |
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The Episcopal Church's Presiding Bishop, [[Katharine Jefferts Schori]], stated that "The Episcopal Diocese of Quincy remains, albeit with fewer members".<ref name="bjo-081108" /> The legality of these secession actions is not supported by either the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church (which does not provide for annulment or secession by a diocese) or those of the Province of the Southern Cone (which prohibits it from having dioceses outside southern South America).<ref>[http://www.fwepiscopal.org/downloads/PSCconstitution&canons.pdf Constitution and Canons of the Anglican church of the Southern Cone of America, Constitution section 2</ref> As a consequence, the long-term effect of these votes is unclear, as with similar actions in the [[Diocese of San Joaquin]] and the [[Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh]]; those two dioceses have each split into two factions, with each faction claiming to be the legitimate succession of the traditional diocese. |
The Episcopal Church's Presiding Bishop, [[Katharine Jefferts Schori]], stated that "The Episcopal Diocese of Quincy remains, albeit with fewer members".<ref name="bjo-081108" /> The legality of these secession actions is not supported by either the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church (which does not provide for annulment or secession by a diocese) or those of the Province of the Southern Cone (which prohibits it from having dioceses outside southern South America).<ref>[http://www.fwepiscopal.org/downloads/PSCconstitution&canons.pdf Constitution and Canons of the Anglican church of the Southern Cone of America, Constitution section 2</ref> As a consequence, the long-term effect of these votes is unclear, as with similar actions in the [[Diocese of San Joaquin]] and the [[Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh]]; those two dioceses have each split into two factions, with each faction claiming to be the legitimate succession of the traditional diocese. |
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Revision as of 17:43, 10 November 2008
The Diocese of Quincy is an Anglican diocese in western Illinois. It was part of The Episcopal Church (United States) from its 1877 establishment, but in November 2008, a majority of the diocesan synod voted to leave The Episcopal Church and associate with Anglican Province of the Southern Cone as part of the Anglican realignment movement.[1][2] After the synod, conflicting statements from TEC and the Southern Cone indicate separate views of what constitutes the diocese.[2]
The diocese is named after the location of its original see city, Quincy, where its cathedral was St. John's.[2] The cathedral seat was transferred to St. Paul's in Peoria in 1963.[3] The name lessens confusion with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria.
The Rt. Rev. Keith Ackerman, SSC, was bishop from June 24, 1994, to November 1, 2008. He is a member of Forward in Faith, the Society of King Charles the Martyr, the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament, the Guild of All Souls, the Society of Mary, and the Society of Our Lady of Walsingham.[4]
The Diocese of Quincy currently has between sixteen and twenty seminarians, with most attending Nashotah House in Nashotah, Wisconsin.[citation needed]
Anglican realignment
The Diocese of Quincy is generally Anglo-Catholic in nature.[citation needed] The diocese does not ordain women to the presbyterate,[2] but does have two female deacons.[5] As of 2006 it was one of only three dioceses in TEC that did not ordain women; the other two were the Diocese of San Joaquin, which voted to secede from TEC in December 2007, and the Diocese of Fort Worth, which will vote in November 2008 on whether to secede.[6][needs update] The Diocese of Quincy The diocese is also strongly opposed to homosexuality at the leadership level[2] and objects strongly to the ordination of gay clergy.[citation needed]
In 2006, the diocese issued a news release saying that it was "unwilling to accept the leadership" of Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, and passed resolutions asking for "alternative pastoral oversight" and withdrawing consent to be included in Province 5 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.[6]
On November 7, 2008, the 131th Synod of the Diocese of Quincy voted to leave The Episcopal Church (United States) and instead join the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone. As Ackerman's resignation as bishop took effect on November 1, the Rev. Canon Edward den Blaauwen of Moline, Illinois was appointed to preside over the synod.[2]
The major resolutions, which both passed, were to annul the diocese's accession to the constitution and canons of The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, and to join the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone. After the vote to realign passed, it was announced that Archbishop Gregory Venables of the Southern Cone appointed den Blaauwen as Vicar General in the absence of a sitting bishop.[2]
Also passed by the synod were: a resolution that parishes may withdraw from "the Synod of this Diocese" by a two-thirds vote within the following nine months, and clergy may transfer to other dioceses; a resolution that other parishes outside the geographic boundaries may join the synod of the diocese; funding for the Province of the Southern Cone and the Anglican Communion Network; support for the Common Cause Partnership; and a new diocesan canon to govern marriage, defined as being between "one man and one woman".[2]
The Episcopal Church's Presiding Bishop, Katharine Jefferts Schori, stated that "The Episcopal Diocese of Quincy remains, albeit with fewer members".[2] The legality of these secession actions is not supported by either the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church (which does not provide for annulment or secession by a diocese) or those of the Province of the Southern Cone (which prohibits it from having dioceses outside southern South America).[7] As a consequence, the long-term effect of these votes is unclear, as with similar actions in the Diocese of San Joaquin and the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh; those two dioceses have each split into two factions, with each faction claiming to be the legitimate succession of the traditional diocese.
References
- ^ Zoll, Rachel (2008-11-08). "3rd Episcopal diocese splits from national church". Associated Press. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Bjordal, Joe (2008-11-08). "Presiding Bishop says church laments Quincy departures". Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ "Our Parish History". Peoria, Illinois: Cathedral Church of St. Paul. 2008-10-21. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ "Biographical Information For The Right Reverend Keith L. Ackerman, VIII Bishop of the Diocese of Quincy, Illinois". Peoria, Illinois: Diocese of Quincy. 2008-11-06. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ "List of Clergy with Photographs available". Peoria, Illinois: Diocese of Quincy. 2008-08-23. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ a b Schjonberg, Mary Frances (2006-09-19). "Episcopal Diocese of Quincy seeks alternative oversight". Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ [http://www.fwepiscopal.org/downloads/PSCconstitution&canons.pdf Constitution and Canons of the Anglican church of the Southern Cone of America, Constitution section 2
External links
- Diocese of Quincy — official website
- 131st Diocesan Synod Legislation — advance list of the resolutions voted on in the 2008 synod