Holy Cross Cathedral (Loganville, Georgia)

Holy Cross Cathedral is an evangelical Anglican church in Loganville, Georgia. Founded in 2004 as part of the Anglican realignment, it serves today as the cathedral parish for the Anglican Diocese of the South and the diocesan seat of the Primate of the Anglican Church in North America, Foley Beach.

Holy Cross Cathedral
LocationLoganville, Georgia
CountryUnited States
DenominationAnglican Church in North America
Previous denominationAnglican Church of South America
Websitehcanglican.org
History
Founded2004
Founder(s)The Most Rev. Foley Beach
Dedicated2005
Administration
DioceseSouth
Clergy
Bishop(s)The Most Rev. Foley Beach
DeanThe Very Rev. Michael Guernsey

History

Holy Cross Anglican Church was founded in February 2004 when Foley Beach, then a priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, departed the Episcopal Church in response to the consecration of Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire.[1] The church plant dedicated its current building at 3836 Oak Grove Road in Loganville in late 2005.[2] In 2009, Holy Cross was the site of the inaugural gathering of the Order of the Daughters of the Holy Cross, an Anglican women's organization.[3]

A Christmastide service at Holy Cross Cathedral.
A Christmastide service at Holy Cross Cathedral.

During Holy Cross's early years, it was under the episcopal oversight of Bishop Frank Lyons in the Anglican Church of South America's Diocese of Bolivia.[4] In 2010, Beach was elected and consecrated as the first bishop of the Diocese of the South.[1] He remained as rector of Holy Cross until 2013, when he transitioned to full-time episcopal ministry and was succeeded by Henry Baldwin.[5] In 2015, Holy Cross was designated as the diocese's cathedral and rebranded as Holy Cross Cathedral. Baldwin was succeeded as rector by Michael Guernsey.

Programs

As the cathedral of the Diocese of the South, Holy Cross hosts diocesan offices and important events like synods and diaconal ordinations.[6]

The cathedral offers an on-site columbarium for interments in its chapel.

Holy Cross's congregation includes members from as many as 23 different nationalities, according to Beach.[7]

References
  1. "Bp. Foley Beach to Lead ACNA". The Living Church. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  2. "Holy Cross Anglican Church - Loganville, GA". Waymarking.com.
  3. Crosby, Jacque. "Gather the Scattered Sheep" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  4. "Welcome to Holy Cross Anglican Church". Holy Cross Anglican Church. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  5. Dobbs, Julian. "A new archdeacon appointed for the Archdeaconry of the MidAtlantic" (PDF). Anglican Diocese of the Living Word. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  6. "2021 Customary on Ordination, Reception and Transfer of Orders, and Licensure" (PDF). Anglican Diocese of the South. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  7. Beach, Foley. "Presidential Address by Archbishop Beach to the 2021 ACNA Council". Anglican Ink. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

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