Diocese of the Holy Cross

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The Diocese of the Holy Cross (DHC) is a Continuing Anglican Church body in the USA. Unlike most dioceses it is not geographically defined, but rather is a national jurisdiction.

Contents 1 History 2 Relations with other Continuing Anglican Jurisdictions 3 Leadership 4 External links

[edit] History

The DHC was formed by clergy and parishes belonging to the Anglican Province of Christ the King following disagreements with the APCK over clerical anullments and divorce. The Diocese has steadily grown since its founding and now has 19 parishes and missions in eleven states. In addition, a DHC priest serves a mission of the Anglican Catholic Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and another serves in the Diocese of Fort Worth of The Episcopal Church in the United States of America.

[edit] Relations with other Continuing Anglican Jurisdictions

The DHC is a member of the Federation of Anglican Churches in the Americas, of Forward in Faith-UK, and maintains friendly relations with other Continuing churches.

[edit] Leadership

The current bishop of the Diocese of the Holy Cross is the Rt. Rev. Paul Hewett, SSC, rector of the Church of the Transfiguration, Phoenixville, PA. The Assisting Bishop is the Rt. Rev. Timothy Farmer, rector of St. Francis' Church, Spartanburg, SC. Archbishop Patrick Murphy, SSC, serves as the rector of St. Peter's, Houston, TX, and is a retired bishop in residence.

The Diocese's founding bishop, the Rt. Rev. Robert Waggener, unsuccessfully sought to lead the Diocese into the Eastern Orthodox Church. Meeting with little support, Bishop Waggener left Anglicanism to become an Orthodox priest in the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.

The Pro-Cathedral of the Diocese of the Holy Cross is the Church of the Epiphany, located in Columbia, SC.

[edit] External links

• Homepage of the Diocese of the Holy Cross