CANA Diocese of the East
| Missionary Diocese of CANA East | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church in North America/Convocation of Anglicans in North America |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 31 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Anglican |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Rt. Rev. Julian Dobbs |
| Website | |
| CANA Diocese of the East Official Website | |
The Missionary Diocese of CANA East (or CANA East) is a missionary diocese of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) and one of the four missionary dioceses of the Convocation of Anglicans in North America, a dual church body of the ACNA and the Church of Nigeria. It is officially a full member diocese of ACNA since June 2013. It comprises 31 congregations in 10 American states.[1] The diocese headquarters are located at McLean, Virginia. The first diocesan bishop is Julian Dobbs.
History
The Convocation of Anglicans in North America was launched by the Church of Nigeria as a missionary church body in the United States, with Martyn Minns, as the first missionary bishop, elected in June 2006 and consecrated in Abuja, Nigeria, by Archbishop Peter Akinola in August 2006. He was installed as Missionary Bishop of CANA in May 2007. The missionary work of CANA led to the decision of the Church of Nigeria, in November 2011, to create three new missionary dioceses, the first of which was the Missionary Diocese of the Trinity, launched in 2012.
CANA East was started as a diocese-in-formation in 2012 and held his first Synod at one of its church plants, Christ Church Anglican on the Main Line in Wayne, Pennsylvania, on May 2-4, 2013 with Julian Dobbs as the first bishop.[2] CANA East was unanimously accepted as a new ACNA diocese at the 5th Provincial Council, in 18 June 2013.[3]