Lambeth Palace has received notice from the Church of the Province of South East Asia's House of Bishops, that indicates that they do not support the intention of their Primate, the Most Revd Yong Ping Chung, to participate in a service as co-consecrator for bishops for the Anglican Mission in America on 24 June 2001.
20 June 2001
I have received further confirmation today, that you intend to consecrate four bishops in Denver on Sunday June 24th. This news burdens and dismays me. You know that I have my own concerns about those bishops who are unwilling to adhere to the Lambeth resolutions.
19 June 2001
On learning that Archbishops Kolini of Rwanda and Ping Chung of South East Asia intend to consecrate four further bishops in Denver on Sunday June 24th, to serve within the territorial boundary of the Episcopal Church of the USA, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, said in a letter to the two Archbishops:
19 June 2001
Exactly three centuries ago tomorrow the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts was created with a Charter granted by William III. One hundred and fifty-six years later, the Universities' Mission to Central Africa was founded in response to an appeal from David Livingstone.
15 June 2001
Speaking on the eve of World Environment Day, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey today (Monday 4 June) launched a Church seminar on environmental issues, by calling for greater attention to be paid to the links between poverty and the environment.
09 June 2001
It may seem strange to some that the theme of this year's study is that of the Environment when some other topics may seem more urgent or pressing. We might think of genetic engineering, the moral state of the country and such international concerns as the Middle East or the critical situation in Zimbabwe.
09 June 2001
We are writing as twenty-two members of the Anglican Communion's new Mission Commission at the end of our first meeting in Johannesburg South Africa, May 2001.
09 June 2001
The Right Reverend Richard Garrard, currently suffragan Bishop of Penrith, is to be the next Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome. He succeeds the Right Reverend John Baycroft, who has retired on grounds of ill health. Bishop Garrard will take up his post in the autumn.
09 June 2001
Birthdays should be happy events when we celebrate the gift and continuity of life - and that's certainly the case today. Pentecost is the birthday of the Church and we commemorate in our celebration God's gift of life through Jesus Christ.
03 June 2001
A team representing the World Council of Churches (WCC) has expressed concern about a lack of provisions for the proposed Global Fund for AIDS.
02 June 2001