Reunification Vote Unanimous

Episcopalians meeting today in Chicago and Peoria have voted to reunify their dioceses after 136 years of operating separately. Both conventions voted unanimously to approve an identical reunification resolution.

“This is a day that both dioceses have yearned for,” said the Rt. Rev. Jeffrey D. Lee, bishop of Chicago, who will be bishop of the reunified diocese. “Now the people of Chicago and the people of Quincy will join together in witnessing to the power of the Risen Christ who overcomes all divisions.”

“The faithful people of Quincy have shown us all what it means to live as witnesses to God’s mission in the Episcopal Church,” said the Rt. Rev. John Buchanan, provisional bishop of Quincy. “Their unflagging commitment to our common life will make them invaluable leaders in the Diocese of Chicago.”

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Bishop Buchanan's Special Synod Sermon

Hear Bishop Buchanan's Special Synod Sermon titled, "A highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Holy Way" (Isaiah 35:8)  Click here to listen

Ordination of Barabara Sinclair

On February 2, 2013, in Lewistown, Illinois, Barbara Elaine Sinclair was ordained to the Deaconate by The Right Reverend John C. Buchanan. She completed the Deaconate program at the School for Ministry in the Diocese of Chicago.   Family and friends joined Barbara in a luncheon reception after the ordination.  Barbara is assigned to St. James Church in Lewistown. 
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THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF QUINCY, established in 1877, is a continuous diocese in union with The Episcopal Church (TEC) which welcomes all who worship Jesus Christ in 109 dioceses and three regional areas in 16 nations of the world. TEC is a constituent member of the worldwide Anglican Communion, a fellowship within the One Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church and is in communion with the See of Canterbury, making TEC the only Anglican presence in the United States of America, upholding and propagating the historic Faith and Order as set forth in the Book of Common Prayer.