The Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori has been elected by the bishops as the next Presiding Bishop, and the first woman primate in the Anglican Church and the history of Anglicanism.
As of 12:58, canon law still requires the vote to be ratified by the House of Deputies.
THE RT. REV. KATHARINE JEFFERTS SCHORI
Bishop of Nevada
Born in Pensacola, FL
March 26, 1954
From the Desk of The Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Bishop of Nevada
“What do you consider the most important priorities for the Presiding Bishop?”
The Presiding Bishop keeps us focused on the Reign of God,through unceasing attention to mission in the context of baptismal mistry.
Christians and their communities are meant to be transformative elements in this world, laboring to create something much more like God’s Reign. The church’s work is to recognize where we have not yet attained God’s dream, speak gospel to that reality, and equip and empower all the baptized to do the work of transforming those places of not-yet. There are two obvious foci for our ministry: moving our sanctuaries into the streets to encounter and transform the bad news of this world; and implementing the Millennium Development Goals, which provide a signal opportunity in this age to realize the dream of God for all creation. (more…)
