Dark Clouds gathering in the North.Fred Hiltz 60 / 81 *Elected*
The Rt. Rev. Fred Hiltz, Bishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, has been elected Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Canada on the fifth ballot.
Bishop Fred Hiltz was born and raised in Dartmouth, N.S. He is a graduate of Dalhousie University (BSc major in Biology) and the Atlantic School of Theology (MDiv). He was ordained a deacon on June 3, 1977, and as priest on June 29, 1978. He served in a number of parishes within the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island: Christ Church, Sydney; Melford-Guysborough; Timberlea-Lakeside; The Cathedral Church of All Saints, Halifax; and St. John’s Church, Lunenburg.
In October 1994, he was elected Suffragan Bishop, and ordained and installed on January 18, 1995. In November 2001, Bishop Hiltz was elected Coadjutor Bishop, and was subsequently installed Diocesan Bishop on March 21, 2002.
Thanks to the Amazing Peter at Anglican Essentials for the news.
3 comments:
Scratch-pad Kevin! (Please don't let me take over! I'm using this space to process as not jump into things where people know what they are talking about at SF or T19).
I'm not too familiar with ACofC politics. I'm opening talking so if those who know can correct me. I know Canada is much more liberal politically than the USA. However Peter's blog is both amazing and shocking (how little I know about ACofC).
Please click BB's link!
George Bruce (conservative, sitting on the fence)
Fred Hiltz (liberal)
Bruce Howe (conservative)
Victoria Matthews (Liberal Catholic according to some, Conservative according to others. Basically a bit of an enigma holding cards close to chest...)
The votes (C/L)
First:
George Bruce 14 / 9
Fred Hiltz 40 / 57
Bruce Howe 5 /18
Victoria Matthews 56 / 54
...
Fifth Ballot
C 116 / 59 reqd
L 137 / 70 reqd
Fred Hiltz 60 / 81 (+4 /+6) *Elected*
Victoria Matthews 56 /56 (-4 / -6)
I'd expect a little more conservative vote, maybe +Matthews was the conservative, which means Anglo-Caths are out or voted for +Hiltz (the latter truly sad a true Anglo-Cath should have obtained in the face of those choices).
BB was there, so I ask her to hold me to account, but I was told the GC03 was 60/40 and while more liberal than CG03 that CG06 was still contested. This seems almost no contest. Is almost all ACofC orthodox Evangelical or Charismatic where WO would not matter (vote 1)? Was this a tug-of-war of liberals who wanted to match TEC with a woman and those who wanted +Hiltz's politics? This was shocking for many reasons.
I guess TEC has found a life long friend up North ...
Thanks bb. :-)
To sort of answer your question Kevin, Essentials are very well organised here N of the border.
Nevertheless from what I have seen *so far* this organising has been met with a significant pushback - i.e. our weak 'acceptance' of the WR bits the ACC liked - the Essentials strengthening amendment had a very strong push-back.
Peter
It remains to be seen whether he will back the Reasserters to the Hiltz. Uh sorry, couldn't resist the bad pun.
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