Recife Update: A statement by the Most Revd Gregory J. Venables

CaNN ^ | 6/17/2005 | Archbishop Venables

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A statement by the Most Revd Gregory J. Venables
Primate of the Southern Cone of America
June 17, 2005

We have received the news of the deposition of The Rt. Revd Robinson Cavalcanti, Bishop of Recife with great sadness. For the Province of Brazil to take such an action at this particular time reflects a profound disregard and disrespect of the call for restraint and patience from the Primates of the Anglican Communion whose Panel of Reference was specifically set up to address conflicts such as this within dioceses and provinces.

This unilateral failure to cooperate with the specific call from the Primates not only demonstrates a sad lack of respect but has seriously exacerbated the crisis in the Communion.

I am taking the situation to my house of Bishops at the earliest possible opportunity to take counsel on addressing the situation fully.

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> From: Rev Estevao Menezes
> Date: 18 June 2005 10:55:47 GMT+10:00
> Subject: Urgent - Diocesan Note
> Reply-To: revanglican@yahoo.ca
>
> Diocesan Note
>
> The Diocesan Standing Committee, the Archdeacons and the Secretariat
> of the Anglican Diocese of Recife, in a joint meeting held in the
> “George Carey Diocesan Center”, in June17th, 2005, responding to the
> Sentence of Deposition of the exercise of the ordained ministry of the
> Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil, from a proposal of the Superior
> Ecclesiastical Court from this Province, at June 10th, and
> reaffirming, solemnly the allegiance of the Diocese and the Diocesan
> to the leaching and practice of the Anglican Communion and to the
> leadership of the Archbishop of Canterbury,
>
> DECIDES:
>
> 1. To express his strongest protest and rejection against the
> vicious proceedings and to the sentence imposed, against the content
> of the canonical case number 001/2005, and politically motivated;
>
> 2. To support the decision of the Diocesan Bishop of Recife of
> appealing the revision of the sentence, in 30 days, according to the
> General Canons of the Brazilian Province;
>
> 3. Reaffirm his appeal to the Instruments of Unity of the Anglican
> Communion for urgent measures by reason of the seriousness of the
> situation, asking its transference to another Province, that
> recognizes fully the teaching and practice of the Anglican Communion,
> including the Human Sexuality
>
> 4. To call an Extraordinary Diocesan Synod, as the expression of
> the will of both, clergy and the people of this Diocese, next August
> 6th, at 02 P.M., in Olive’s Garden Anglican Parish – Setubal district
> – Recife, PE;
>
> 5. To continue to consider the Rt. Rev. Edward Robinson de Barros
> Cavalcanti as the Diocesan Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Recife,
> in full rights and full exercise in this Diocese and wherever he might
> be invited to, refusing to recognize any other person the Province
> might purports to put in his place,
>
> Recife, June 17th, 2005.
>
> Revd. Maurício Roberto F. Coelho +
> Chairman - Standing Committee
>
> Revda. Juciara Maria Rodrigues do Nascimento +
> Standing Committee
>
> Revd. Solange Cristina Pereira +
> Standing Committee
>
> Revd Daniel Barbosa da Silva, OSE +
> Standing Committee
>
> Mr. Ricardo Melo
> Standing Committee
>
> Mrs. Adriana Ortiz
> Standing Committee
>
> Mr. Emanuel de Albuquerque Autran
> Standing Committee
>
> Mrs. Marluce Souza Viana Barreto +
> Standing Committee
>
> Ven. Arc. Very Revd. Luiz Souza de França +
> PB/RN States Archdeaconry
>
> Ven. Arc. Revd. Maria Gorete C. Marques Silva, OSE +
> North Archdeaconry and Social Action Secretary
>
> Ven. Arc. Revd. Evilásio Tenório da Silva +
> Center Archdeaconry
>
> Ven. Arc. Revd. Miguel Â. de A. Uchôa Cavalcanti +
> South Archdeaconry
>
> Revd. Fred de Melo Souto Lima +
> Administrative Secretary
>
> Mr. José Clementino de Santana
> Finnancial Secretary
>
> Very Revd. Manoel S. Moraes de Almeida, OSE +
> Human Rights Secretary
>
> Revd. Raniere Almeida de Oliveira +
> Education Secretary
>
> Revd. César Romero Leal Vieira +
> Evangelism and Mission Secretary
>
> Lay Reader Jeane Grande A. de Miranda Coelho
> Intercession Secretary
>
> Revd. Josias Pereira de Souza Júnior +
> Youth Secretary
>
> Revd. Tibério Marques da Silva +
> Men Secretary
>
> Mrs. Fátima Adolfo França
> Women Secretary
>
> Revd. Estevao Menezes Chiappetta +
> International Relationship Secretary

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