Anglican General Synod to Elect New Primate for Canada
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/official1453
- Date
- 1986 February 14
- Source
- Anglican News Service
- Type
- Press Release
- Text of motion
- Toronto, Feb. 14, 1986 -- For immediate release
- The man whose name most commonly springs to mind when anyone says "Anglican" in Canada, is Ted Scott. The beloved and controversial "Archbishop Ted" will step down as Primate of the Church in June, after more than fifteen years as senior Archbishop of the country's approximately one million Anglicans.
- His successor will be elected and installed at the thirty-first session of the Church's General Synod to be held in Winnipeg at the University of Manitoba from June 14 to 22.
- The General Synod meets every three years and is the highest parliament and policy-making body of the Canadian Church. Reports will be received on all national and international work of the Church, and future policies and plans will be discussed. One major decision to be made concerns the future Anglican involvement in the Canadian Interfaith Television Network (CIN).
- There will be a fully equipped and staffed Media Centre for the use of all accredited journalists throughout the Synod, the sessions of which are all open to the media.
- Detailed releases on subjects to be discussed, format and agenda will be forthcoming in the weeks ahead, but make plans now to cover this highly significant event.
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- For further information, please contact:
- Richard J. Berryman, Media Officer
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod (31st : 1986 : Winnipeg, Man.)
- Anglican Church of Canada. Primate - Election
- Scott, Edward W. (Edward Walter), 1919-2004
- Canadian Interfaith Network
- Mass media in religion - Anglican Church of Canada
- Religious broadcasting - Canada
- Television in religion - Anglican Church of Canada