Anglican Diocese of the South

The Anglican Diocese of the South is a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America, encompassing 50 parishesin the American states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia, as well as Christ Church Plano, the provincial pro-cathedral under the oversight of Bishop of the South Foley Beach in his capacity as ACNA archbishop.[2] The state with most parishes is Georgia, with 23. The diocesan headquarters are located in Atlanta, Georgia. Holy Cross Cathedral in Loganville, Georgia, serves as the cathedral.[3]

Diocese of the South
The diocesan cathedral in Loganville, Georgia
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Church in North America
Statistics
Parishes50 (2022)[1]
Members7,563 (2022)[1]
Information
RiteAnglican
CathedralHoly Cross Cathedral, Loganville
Current leadership
Diocesan bishopThe Most Rev. Foley Beach
Assistant bishopThe Rt. Rev. Frank Lyons
Website
Anglican Diocese of the South Official Website

History

The Anglican Diocese of the South was created on June 9, 2010 as a new diocese of the Anglican Church in North America. Its first bishop is Foley Beach, consecrated on October 9, 2010, at the Church of the Apostles, in Atlanta, Georgia, by Archbishop Robert Duncan.[4] Beach has been Rector and Pastor of the Holy Cross Anglican Church, in Loganville, since 2004.

On April 18, 2012, the Anglican Diocese of the South announced the temporary affiliation of T. J. Johnston, of the Anglican Mission in the Americas, as Assisting Bishop, a measure to "provide a temporary jurisdictional connection" at least for 180 days until the future of the AMiA clergy and parishes is clarified.[5]

On June 21, 2014, Beach was elected the second Archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America, with his enthronement taking place on 9 October 2014. He remains as bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the South. Archbishop Beach called the Right Reverend Dr. Francis Lyons III as assisting bishop since 2014. The Reverend Canon Steven Saul served as the first Canon to the Ordinary for the diocese. Thereafter, The Reverend Canon Greg Goebel served in the role and currently the Reverend Canon Sean George serves the role as Canon to the Ordinary.

References
  1. "Congregational Reporting: 2022 in Review" (PDF). Anglican Church in North America. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. "Churches | Anglican Diocese of the South". adots.org. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  3. Anglican Diocese of the South List of Parishes Archived September 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ATLANTA: Anglican Diocese of the South Consecrates First Bishop
  5. ACNA receives two AMiA bishops, Anglican Ink, April 30, 2012
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