Williams names panel.(ACNS)--Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the main leader of the Church of England and by convention is also recognised as head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The current archbishop is Rowan Williams. , announced the members and terms of reference Terms of reference allude to a mutual agreement under which a command, element, or unit exercises authority or undertakes specific missions or tasks relative to another command, element, or unit. Also called TORs. of a commission that will review recent events in the Anglican Communion concerning same-sex relationships and make recommendations on the issue of alternate episcopal oversight The group is expected by make a report by October, 2004, Members of the commission include: chair, Archbishop Robin Eames, primate of All Ireland Primate of All Ireland is a title held by the Archbishops of Armagh, in both the Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland traditions, to signify that within their respective churches they are the senior churchmen in the island of Ireland. ; Canon Alyson Barnett-Cowan, director of faith, worship and ministry, Anglican Church of Canada; Bishop David Beetge, dean of the Church of Southern Africa; Bishop Mark Dyer, Virginia Theological Seminary, U.S.A.; Archbishop Drexel Gomez, primate of the West Indies; Archbishop Josiah Iduwo-Fearon, Anglican Church of Nigeria The Church of Nigeria is the Anglican Church in Nigeria. It is the second-largest Province in the Anglican Communion, as measured by baptized membership, after the Church of England. ; Rev. Dorothy Lau, Hong Kong; Anne McGavin, Scottish Episcopal Church; Archbishop Bernard Malango, primate of Central Africa; Jenny Te Paa, New Zealand; Bishop James Terom, church of North India The Church of North India (CNI), the dominant Protestant denomination in northern India, is a united church established on 29 November 1970 by bringing together the main Protestant churches working in northern India. , Bishop Thomas Wright, Church of England. |
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