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The Right Reverend

Bill Atwood
Bishop of the International Diocese
ChurchAnglican Church in North America
DioceseInternational Diocese
In office2009–2024
PredecessorSee created
SuccessorSee dissolved
Other post(s)Dean of International Affairs, ACNA
Suffragan Bishop in the Diocese of All Saints' in the Anglican Church of Kenya
Orders
Consecration2007
by Benjamin Nzimbi

Bill Atwood is an American bishop of the International Diocese in the Anglican Church in North America, and was a suffragan bishop[1] in the Diocese of All Saints' in the Anglican Church of Kenya.[2]

Atwood, who lives in Frisco, Texas, has been General Secretary of the Ekklesia society,[3] an orthodox Anglican networking and development agency, since 1995, having left the U.S. Episcopal Church in 2006.

Atwood announced his intention to retire in June 2024, in advance of which date congregations in the transitional International Diocese may discern their future homes in other ACNA dioceses.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "BBC NEWS | World | Africa | US Anglicans join Kenyan Church". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "From the Bishop - Archives - International Diocese". www.idio.net. Archived from the original on August 29, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Ekklesia Society - Our Story". ekk.org. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  4. ^ Gristy, Wes (April 28, 2023). "OUR DIOCESAN FUTURE". All Saints Anglican Church. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
See created
 Bishop of the International Diocese
2009–2024 		Succeeded by
See dissolved


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