Scott Earle McLaughlin
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Scott Earle McLaughlin is the Presiding Bishop of the Orthodox Anglican Church
, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Orthodox Anglican Communion
, and the Chancellor of Saint Andrew's Theological College and Seminary
. On 1 May 1999 McLaughlin was consecrated as a bishop by Herbert M. Groce, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Anglican Rite Synod in the Americas, assisted by Bishop Larry Shaver of the Anglican Rite Synod in the Americas, and Bishop Robert J. Godfrey
of the Orthodox Anglican Communion. His apostolic succession
is Anglican, Old Catholic, and Orthodox. McLaughlin served as suffragan bishop
until 30 April 2000, when Bishop Godfrey retired. He was then elected Presiding Bishop of the Orthodox Anglican Church and Metropolitan Archbishop of the Orthodox Anglican Communion. He is the fourth archbishop to lead the Orthodox Anglican Communion and the Orthodox Anglican Church. He is married with four children, two sons and two daughters.
McLaughlin was a signatory to the Bartonville Agreement
and a covenant of intercommunion with the Most Revd Augustin Bacinsky, Archbishop of the Old Catholic Church in Slovakia.
Orthodox Anglican Church
The Orthodox Anglican Church is the American branch of the Orthodox Anglican Communion. It is now considered to be part of the Continuing Anglican movement, although the church predates the Continuing Church movement and was actively opposed to Continuing Anglicanism when it developed during the...
, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Orthodox Anglican Communion
Orthodox Anglican Communion
The Orthodox Anglican Communion was established in 1967 as a self-governing worldwide fellowship of national churches in the Anglican tradition. The Orthodox Anglican Communion was one of the first such communions to be formed outside of the See of Canterbury and therefore is not part of the...
, and the Chancellor of Saint Andrew's Theological College and Seminary
Saint Andrew's Theological College and Seminary
Saint Andrew's Theological College and Seminary is a church-affiliated educational institution of the Orthodox Anglican Church, the United States branch of the Orthodox Anglican Communion. Instruction began in Statesville, North Carolina in 1967 and the school was formally dedicated as Cranmer...
. On 1 May 1999 McLaughlin was consecrated as a bishop by Herbert M. Groce, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Anglican Rite Synod in the Americas, assisted by Bishop Larry Shaver of the Anglican Rite Synod in the Americas, and Bishop Robert J. Godfrey
Robert J. Godfrey
Robert J. Godfrey was the third Presiding Bishop of the Anglican Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Orthodox Anglican Communion, and the President of Cranmer Seminary. Significantly, during his tenure as bishop Godfrey legally changed the name of the jurisdiction to the"Episcopal...
of the Orthodox Anglican Communion. His apostolic succession
Apostolic Succession
Apostolic succession is a doctrine, held by some Christian denominations, which asserts that the chosen successors of the Twelve Apostles, from the first century to the present day, have inherited the spiritual, ecclesiastical and sacramental authority, power, and responsibility that were...
is Anglican, Old Catholic, and Orthodox. McLaughlin served as suffragan bishop
Suffragan bishop
A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. He or she may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own.-Anglican Communion:...
until 30 April 2000, when Bishop Godfrey retired. He was then elected Presiding Bishop of the Orthodox Anglican Church and Metropolitan Archbishop of the Orthodox Anglican Communion. He is the fourth archbishop to lead the Orthodox Anglican Communion and the Orthodox Anglican Church. He is married with four children, two sons and two daughters.
McLaughlin was a signatory to the Bartonville Agreement
Bartonville Agreement
The Bartonville Agreement came from a meeting held on May 1999 by bishops representing both the Anglican Communion's American province and a number of Continuing Anglican jurisdictions in North America...
and a covenant of intercommunion with the Most Revd Augustin Bacinsky, Archbishop of the Old Catholic Church in Slovakia.