Predecessor office created Name Martyn Minns | Successor Julian Dobbs | |
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Church Anglican Church in North America/Church of Nigeria Diocese Convocation of Anglicans in North America In office May 5, 2007 — January, 2014 Born April 16, 1943 (age 80)
Nottingham, England ( 1943-04-16 ) | ||
Bishop martyn minns
Martyn Minns (born April 16, 1943) is an English-born American bishop. He was the founding missionary bishop of the Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA) until his retirement in January 2014. Prior to becoming a bishop, he served as rector of Truro Church in Fairfax, Virginia, in the United States.
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- Early life
- Clerical training
- Departure from the Episcopal Church
- Personal life
- Election and installation as bishop
- References
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Early life
Minns was raised in Nottingham, England. In 1964, he received a Bachelor of Science with honours in mathematics and statistics from Birmingham University in Birmingham, England. From 1967 until 1975, Minns was an executive for the Mobil Corporation in New York City.
Clerical training
Minns received a Master of Divinity in 1978 from Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. He was ordained to the diaconate in June, 1978, and ordained to the priesthood in June, 1979.
Departure from the Episcopal Church
From 1978 until 1982, he served as the associate rector of St. Paul's Church, Darien, Connecticut. From 1983 until 1988, he served as rector of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Lafayette, Louisiana. From 1988 until 1991, he served as rector of All Angels Church, New York City. In 1991, Minns was installed as rector of Truro Church in Fairfax, Virginia.
In reaction to the Episcopal Church appointing Gene Robinson, a homosexual priest, as the Bishop of New Hampshire, Minns led eleven Virginia Churches, including Truro, in leaving the denomination in 2006. The next year, he was named the head of the Convocation of Anglicans in North America, an association of conservative churches under the patronage of the Anglican Church of Nigeria. This decision led to the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia bringing a lawsuit against Truro, which lasted until 2012 and resulted in property rights being granted to the Diocese.
Minns was excluded from the invitation list to the 2008 Lambeth Conference.
Minns was made an Honorary Canon of All Saints Cathedral, Mpwapwa, Tanzania.
Minns retired as Missionary Bishop of CANA in January 2014 and was succeeded by the Rt. Rev. Julian Dobbs.
Personal life
He and his wife, the former Angela Rose Carlisle, are the parents of five children and have twelve grandchildren.
Election and installation as bishop
Martyn Minns was elected to serve as the founding Missionary Bishop of CANA on June 28, 2006. He was consecrated a bishop on August 20, 2006 in Nigeria. He was installed on May 5, 2007 in Virginia.
He is currently a bishop of the Anglican Church in North America.