From Wisconsin-
The adjacent Episcopal dioceses of Eau Claire and Fond du Lac approved on Oct. 22 the formation of a new diocese in northern Wisconsin.
The formal decision was made by the annual convention of Fond du Lac and a special convention of Eau Claire. The dioceses met separately. The votes in each diocese were cast by orders (lay people voting separately from clergy), and the resolutions had to pass in both dioceses. Bishop Russell Jacobus of Fond du Lac and Bishop Ed Leidel of Eau Claire also concurred with the decision.
The two dioceses must now ask the 77th meeting of the Episcopal Church's General Convention next July to approve what is called "junction." A process to organize formally the resulting new diocese would begin in fall 2012 with a new diocese formed Jan. 1, 2013, according to a Fond du Lac diocesan news release.
"Never before have two dioceses in the Episcopal Church 'junctioned' together," said Leidel in an email posted on the Eau Claire diocesan website. "So, today we begin a new journey to create a new diocese in northern Wisconsin."
He said the diocese would have a new name and a new sense of identity.
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http://www.leadertelegram.com/features/religion/article_1fcfa68c-1fc3-5d26-b467-4a68057198d9.html
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