Montreal loses assistant bishop; will not replace retiring Hatton.Due to continuing financial constraints resulting from dwindling dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. congregations, Archbishop Andrew Hutchison Andrew Sandford Hutchison L.Th., D.D, D.C.L. (h.c.) (born in Toronto in 1938), is a retired Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada. Prior to his election at the General Synod of 2004, he was the bishop of Montreal and metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Canada (which, of the diocese of Montreal Of Montreal is an American indie pop band formed in Athens, Georgia, fronted by Kevin Barnes. It was among the second wave of groups to emerge from The Elephant 6 Recording Company. has decided not to replace Assistant Bishop Russell Hatton, who retired recently. "The diocese has continued to suffer the effects of attrition in its membership, and is having to take a hard look at its expenses relative to its revenues," Archbishop Hutchison said in an e-mail to the Anglican Journal. Archbishop Hutchison is diocesan bishop A bishop in charge of a diocese. These are to be distinguished from suffragan bishops, assistant bishops, coadjutor bishops, Auxiliary Bishops, or metropolitans or primates. of Montreal, metropolitan (senior bishop) of the church province of Canada For other uses, see Provinces and territories of Canada and Ecclesiastical Province of Canada. The Province of Canada or the United Province of Canada was a in North America from 1841 to 1867. and bishop ordinary to the Canadian Forces. "I have decided, therefore, not to replace the assistant bishop, but instead to rely more heavily on the territorial archdeacons, the dean and the vicar general to share the episcopal tasks." The diocese, which once enjoyed a robust membership, has seen its numbers dwindle dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. from a high of 100,000 to 20,000. Bishop Hatton, who turned 71 last year, submitted his resignation effective last Dec. 31. He began serving the diocese of Montreal in 1998 as assistant to the diocesan bishop, the same year that he retired from his job as dean of the faculty of divinity at Huron College in London, Ont., and bishop ordinary to the Canadian Forces. He was responsible for a large area of the diocese on the south shore of the St. Lawrence, combining what had been two archdeaconries. He also chaired the bishop's commission on ministry in the diocese. |
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