Bishop Gallagher to Leave Diocese of Newark
05/07/2007

In a letter sent to members of the diocese, the Rt. Rev. Mark Beckwith, Bishop of Newark, announced that the Rt. Rev. Carol Gallagher, who was appointed Assistant Bishop of Newark by the previous bishop two years ago, will conclude her ministry in the diocese at the end of June.

“Any new vision involves change,” Bishop Beckwith wrote in the letter dated May 3. “In the past few months I have been prayerfully considering how to reorganize the staff in order to help realize the emerging vision.” the rest


Ex-Governor's Seminary Status Clarified
05/07/2007

Former New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey has been accepted into the three-year M. Div. program at the General Theological Seminary, but in a statement the Diocese of New York reported having “no direct knowledge of him or his interests.”

Mr. McGreevey was officially received as a communicant into The Episcopal Church from the Roman Catholic Church April 29 at St. Bartholomew’s Church in Manhattan. In August 2004 he resigned as governor after he announced he was gay and had engaged in a sexual affair with a male member of his staff whom he hired. The staff member denied the affair. His wife has filed for divorce. the rest