Anglican Mainstream

Bishop Gregory J. Venables, Primate of the Anglican Church of the Southern Cone is in Brazil on a pastoral visit to the Diocese of Recife, accompanied
by his wife Sylvia and Bishop Bill Atwood, missionary Suffragon of the Anglican Church of Kenya in the United States.  

Bishop Gregory, was born in England, but has been based for many years in Latin America, where he worked as a missionary in Paraguay. Currently he is the Diocesan bishop of Argentina and leader of this Province of the Anglican Communion whose territories also include Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, Peru and Bolivia. He is one of the leaders of the Global South Movement that encompasses orthodox Anglican Provinces in the less developed world.

After the ex-communication of the Diocese of Recife from the Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil (IEAB), in 2005, Bishop Gregory, in his role as Primate, recognised the Orders and Ministries of the Bishop and Clergy of that diocese, brining it under his authority and protection. In its last General Synod meeting, the Church of the Southern Cone authorized the House of Bishops and the Executive Council to facilitate the inclusion of the Diocese of Recife in the Province on a permanent basis.  For its part the synod of the Diocese of Recife deliberated, unanimously, to seek full affiliation to the Province of the Southern Cone, which already has Dioceses and Parishes in the USA and Canada within its jurisdiction.

During his time in Recife, the Primate of the Southern Cone will visit Parishes and social outreach projects. He will also meet with Bishop Robinson Cavalcanti and the diocesan leadership for a formal synod session in the Cathedral of the Good Samaritan in the district of Boa Viagem.

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