News in brief: Priest deposed

Notes: "Bishop Robert Bennett, of the diocese of Huron, has deposed the Rev. George Ferris, a retired Anglican priest who has been sentenced to five-and-a-half-years in prison for five counts of sexual offences dating back to the 1980s when he was the rector of St. James' Anglican Church in Paris, Ont. Deposition, which is the most severe penalty for ecclesiastical offences (as stated in the 'Handbook of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada'), means Ferris can no longer exercise ordained ministry". [Text of entire article.]

Subjects: Ferris, George (George William), 1947-; Anglican Church of Canada - Clergy - Sexual behavior; Sex crimes - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada; Sexual abuse - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada; Sexual misconduct by clergy - Anglican Church of Canada