An unprecedented visit to Peoria on Saturday by the top leader of the Episcopal Church was welcomed by some local churches but was largely ignored by the 19 that have broken away from the national organization.
The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, Katharine Jefferts Schori, called a special synod at St. Paul's Cathedral to name new leadership within the Peoria-based Diocese of Quincy and "to get the diocese back on its feet."
"It was remarkable to experience this synod," Jefferts Schori said after the special convention. "Everything passed unanimously, which is rare."
The Right Rev. John Clark Buchanan, a retired bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri, was elected the diocese's provisional bishop.
The Peoria-based Diocese of Quincy voted in November to leave the national Episcopal Church and realign with the Anglican Church of the Southern Cone following months of arguments between the local and national Episcopal groups on issues such as homosexuality and the ordination of women.
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