Bill Atwood (bishop)

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Bishop of the International Diocese
Bill Atwood
 
 
Church Anglican Church in North America
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Diocese International Diocese
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Term 2009–2024
Predecessor See created
Successor See dissolved
Other post(s) Dean of International Affairs, ACNA
Suffragan Bishop in the Diocese of All Saints' in the Anglican Church of Kenya
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Consecration 2007
by Benjamin Nzimbi
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Bill Atwood is an American bishop of the International Diocese in the Anglican Church in North America, and was a suffragan bishop[1] in the Diocese of All Saints' in the Anglican Church of Kenya.[2]

Atwood, who lives in Frisco, Texas, has been General Secretary of the Ekklesia society,[3] an orthodox Anglican networking and development agency, since 1995, having left the U.S. Episcopal Church in 2006.

Atwood announced his intention to retire in June 2024, in advance of which date congregations in the transitional International Diocese may discern their future homes in other ACNA dioceses.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "BBC NEWS | World | Africa | US Anglicans join Kenyan Church". news.bbc.co.uk. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6970093.stm. (accessed February 18, 2020)
  2. ↑ "From the Bishop - Archives - International Diocese". www.idio.net. http://www.idio.net/content/bishop. (accessed March 15, 2012). Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20110829062637/http://www.idio.net/content/bishop (archived August 29, 2011)
  3. ↑ "Ekklesia Society - Our Story". ekk.org. http://www.ekk.org/our-story. (accessed February 18, 2020)
  4. ↑ Gristy, Wes. "OUR DIOCESAN FUTURE". All Saints Anglican Church. April 28, 2023. https://www.allsaintsjackson.com/blog/post/our-diocesan-future. (accessed 22 May 2023)


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