David Norman Samuel
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David Norman Samuel was the first Presiding Bishop
of the Church of England (Continuing)
. This Christian denomination
was founded on 10 February 1994. Dr. Samuel was originally ordained a deacon in the Church of England in 1961 and was priested the following year. On 11 June 1995 he was consecrated by the Rt. Rev'd Alboin Williamson Knight Jr. (born 1924), a former Presiding Bishop of the United Episcopal Church of North America. On 13 September 1998, Bishop Samuel consecrated Edward Malcolm as Assistant Bishop
of this denomination. Bishop Malcolm then succeeded Bishop Samuel in 2001, becoming the second Presiding Bishop of this Church.
Samuel has opposed moved toward reunification between the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches.
Dr Samuel is President of the Protestant Reformation Society and of the Protestant Truth Society.
Dr Samuel is author of Pope or Gospel? (1982), Mirror to the Nation (1999), The Church in Crisis (2004) and Without Excuse - A Vindication of the Argument from Design (2004)
Presiding Bishop
The Presiding Bishop is an ecclesiastical position in some denominations of Christianity.- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America :The Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is the chief ecumenical officer of the church, and the leader and caretaker for the bishops of the...
of the Church of England (Continuing)
Church of England (Continuing)
The Church of England is part of the Continuing Anglican Movement. It was founded in England on 10 February 1994 at a meeting chaired by Dr. David N. Samuel held at St. Mary's, Castle Street, Reading, in reaction to the use of Common Worship and to the ordination of women...
. This Christian denomination
Christian denomination
A Christian denomination is an identifiable religious body under a common name, structure, and doctrine within Christianity. In the Orthodox tradition, Churches are divided often along ethnic and linguistic lines, into separate churches and traditions. Technically, divisions between one group and...
was founded on 10 February 1994. Dr. Samuel was originally ordained a deacon in the Church of England in 1961 and was priested the following year. On 11 June 1995 he was consecrated by the Rt. Rev'd Alboin Williamson Knight Jr. (born 1924), a former Presiding Bishop of the United Episcopal Church of North America. On 13 September 1998, Bishop Samuel consecrated Edward Malcolm as Assistant Bishop
Assistant Bishop
An assistant bishop in the Anglican Communion is a bishop appointed to assist a diocesan bishop.-Church of England:In the established Church of England, assistant bishops are usually are retired bishops – in which case they are honorary assistant bishops...
of this denomination. Bishop Malcolm then succeeded Bishop Samuel in 2001, becoming the second Presiding Bishop of this Church.
Samuel has opposed moved toward reunification between the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches.
Dr Samuel is President of the Protestant Reformation Society and of the Protestant Truth Society.
Dr Samuel is author of Pope or Gospel? (1982), Mirror to the Nation (1999), The Church in Crisis (2004) and Without Excuse - A Vindication of the Argument from Design (2004)