The International Diocese was a diocese of the

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, comprising at its dissolution 14 congregations in 6 American states,

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and

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. The diocesan office is located in Carrollton, Texas. The International Diocese congregations stretch from Texas to New York.

History

The International Diocese was a founding member of the Anglican Church in North America in 2009, with Bill Atwood as its first bishop. The International Diocese originated from the fact that many congregations in the

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were under the authority of foreign Anglican churches. One of these was the

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, of which Atwood was a suffragan bishop at the All Saints Cathedral Diocese in

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and of the Missionary Convocation of Kenya in the United States. As regional dioceses formed in the ACNA, a number of congregations remained in the non-geographical International Diocese in order to fund Atwood's position as dean of international affairs for the province. Atwood announced his intention to retire in June 2024, in advance of which date congregations in the transitional diocese discerned their future homes in other ACNA dioceses. In conjunction with Atwood's retirement, the diocese was formally dissolved effective July 1, 2024.

References

External links

Archived version of official website
Former dioceses of the Anglican Church in North America Anglican dioceses established in the 21st century Anglican realignment dioceses {{anglican-diocese-stub