From Connecticut-A lawsuit has been filed by parishioners of Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church against Rev. Canon George Kovoor.
The vestry, the meeting of
parishioners that conduct parochial business, seek the courts to rule
Kovoor is not the lawful rector of St. Paul’s. The lawsuit, filed July
6, states Kovoor obtained his job by lying about his past work and
schooling.
The lawsuit comes after repeated
mediation attempts between the vestry and Kovoor, organized by the
Episcopal Church of Connecticut.
“A vestry cannot in itself fire a rector,” said Rev. Ian Douglas, the bishop diocesan of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut.
Douglas said the position of the
priest is within a three-way agreement between the priest, the vestry
and the wider diocese. Kovoor was hired by the church in October 2016.
To mediate the situation there is a
process overseen by the rules of the church called the Canon, he said.
The process also allows for bishop diocesan of the Episcopal Church to
issue a godly judgment to resolve matters.
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