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Kathleen Wells elected to seminary board of trustees
Kathleen Wells, chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, was recently elected by her fellow alumni as a trustee on the board of trustees of the Seminary of the Southwest in Austin. Rayford B. High, Jr., bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, said, “I am so pleased and excited Kathleen Wells has been elected to the board of the Seminary of the Southwest. Her election continues our representation as an owning diocese on the board.” Wells said,…
Chancellor’s Corner offers good news
This new column will appear in each edition of the Good News to help local church leaders address some of the common legal and canonical issues that arise as we go about the important mission of leading our churches. On the legal and canonical front, there is much good news to report.
Statement from the Chancellor regarding amicus brief
Seven Episcopal Bishops File Amicus Brief Against Diocese, Claim “Hierarchy Stops With Me” On April 23, 2012, ten Episcopal clergy filed an amicus (“friend of the court”) brief with the Texas Supreme Court. The filing amici are Bishops Maurice M. Benitez (retired, Diocese of Texas); John W. Howe (retired, Diocese of Central Florida); Paul E. Lambert (suffragan, Diocese of Dallas); William H. Love (diocesan, Diocese of Albany); D. Bruce MacPherson (diocesan, Diocese of W. Louisiana and formerly suffragan, Diocese of Dallas); Daniel H. Martins…
Good News Abounds
The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth is pleased to announce several pieces of good news: Provisional Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Edwin F. [Ted] Gulick Jr., is extending his time with the diocese until after the annual diocesan convention on Nov. 13-14, 2009. Richard Henderson, Fort Worth attorney, has been appointed assistant chancellor of the diocese. Growth in the diocese is causing some parishes to find larger quarters. Bishop Gulick also is the bishop of the Episcopal…