Scottish Episcopal Church elects new primus.Dunblane, Scotland ACNS ACNS Application and Content Networking System (Cisco) ACNS American Conference on Neutron Scattering ACNS American Clinical Neurophysiology Society ACNS Academic Computing and Networking Services ACNS Automated Copyright Notice System -- An electoral synod on May 19 elected Bishop Idris Jones The Most Reverend Idris Jones (born 1943) is a clergyman of the Scottish Episcopal Church, in which he serves as Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway and Primus of the whole church. , bishop of Glasgow and Galloway The Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway is the Ordinary of the Scottish Episcopal Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway. __FORCETOC__ A Brief History [1] When the dioceses of Glasgow and Galloway were combined in 1837, Michael Russell, the then incumbent of Leith , as primus, or senior bishop, of the Scottish Episcopal (Anglican) Church. The seven bishops of the Scottish church participated in the election, which was chaired by the former primus, Bishop Bruce Cameron. After his election, Bishop Jones spoke of serious tasks facing the church, which he said "is well poised in many areas to make a significant contribution to developing the life of Jones our nation. I call upon every congregation and every diocese to join with the college of bishops in making sure that our church puts forward the kingdom of God in serving the communities of which we are a part." The role of primus, which is taken from the Latin primus inter pares pri·mus in·ter pa·res n. pl. pri·mi inter pares The first among equals. [Latin pr (meaning "first among equals"), is to preside over the college of bishops and represent them and the wider church at home and throughout the worldwide Anglican Communion. Bishop Jones was consecrated con·se·crate tr.v. con·se·crat·ed, con·se·crat·ing, con·se·crates 1. To declare or set apart as sacred: consecrate a church. 2. Christianity a. bishop of Glasgow and Galloway in 1998. |
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