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T. Creighton Jones was the Presiding Bishop of the
Orthodox Anglican Church The Orthodox Anglican Communion (OAC) is a communion of churches established in 1964 or 1967, by James Parker Dees. The AOC was formed outside of the See of Canterbury; the OAC is not part of the Anglican Communion. The Anglican Orthodox Communio ...
and Metropolitan Archbishop of the
Orthodox Anglican Communion The Orthodox Anglican Communion (OAC) is a communion of churches established in 1964 or 1967, by James Parker Dees. The AOC was formed outside of the See of Canterbury; the OAC is not part of the Anglican Communion. The Anglican Orthodox Communio ...
. His apostolic succession is Anglican, Old Catholic, and Orthodox.Apostolic Succession of OAC bishops 2012
He was the fifth archbishop to lead the Orthodox Anglican Communion and the Orthodox Anglican Church. In 2012,
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announced his retirement and nominated Jones as his successor. This nomination was confirmed by a vote of the General Convention of the Orthodox Anglican Church on June 9, 2012. Jones also served as the chancellor of
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from 2012 to 2015. On November 16, 2014, Jones announced his retirement and nominated his suffragan, Thomas E. Gordon, to be his successor. His retirement was effective on April 18, 2015.


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Orthodox Anglican Church websiteOrthodox Anglican Communion website
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