The Right Reverend

Kenneth Ross
Bishop of the Rocky Mountains
ChurchAnglican Church in North America
DioceseRocky Mountains
In office2013–present
Orders
ConsecrationFebruary 1, 2013
by Onesphore Rwaje
Personal details
Born1964 (age 58–59)

Kenneth Erik Ross[1] (born 1964) is an American Anglican bishop. Since 2016, he has been the first diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Rocky Mountains in the Anglican Church in North America.

In 2001, Ross and his wife, Sallie, and their two sons moved to Colorado Springs to plant a church as part of the nascent Anglican Mission in the Americas (AMIA).[2] In September 2002, they launched International Anglican Church (IAC).[3] The name reflected Ross's desire to build and maintain connections to Rwanda.[4] The church sponsors an annual 5K run staged in both Colorado Springs and Kibali, Rwanda, that raises funds for health care, economic development and education in Kibali.[5] IAC has a sister parish relationship with Kibali Parish in the Anglican Diocese of Byumba.[6] The church also had a mission to serve people who felt "wounded" by past church experiences.[4] IAC has planted two new churches in Colorado Springs since 2002.[3]

In 2010, AMIA—which had been a founding member of the Anglican Church in North America the year before—left full membership, changing its status in ACNA to "ministry partner."[7] By the next year, the relationship between Chuck Murphy, the leader of AMIA, and its province of canonical residence, the Anglican Church of Rwanda, had broken down, and Murphy and all but two AMIA bishops removed AMIA from Rwandan jurisdiction and restructured it as a "missionary society."[8]

In early 2012, a majority of AMIA congregations elected to remain canonically in the Rwandan church and pursue full membership and "dual citizenship" in the ACNA, forming PEARUSA.[9] Ross was a member of the steering committee for PEARUSA[9] and was elected to serve as bishop of PEARUSA's western network.[10] He was consecrated as a bishop in 2013 and continued to serve as rector of IAC until 2015.[3]

In 2015, the Anglican Church of Rwanda transferred PEARUSA congregations to sole ACNA jurisdiction.[11] PEARUSA's western network was reconstituted as the Anglican Diocese of the Rocky Mountains, with Ross as its first diocesan bishop.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Consecration Announcement" (PDF). PEARUSA. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "Bishop – Diocese of the Rocky Mountains". International Anglican Church. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Our Story". International Anglican Church. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. 1 2 Asay, Paul. "A Faith Divided: International Anglican mission brings a more conservative message". The Gazette. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  5. ↑ Fleace, Hannah (July 23, 2017). "Running great distances: the annual 5k that builds community". The Gazette. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Church to Church Partnership Directory". Rwanda Ministry Partners. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  7. ↑ Lundy, Robert H. "Anglican Mission in the Americas: The Aftermath". Encompass. No. First Quarter 2012. American Anglican Council. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ Virtue, David (October 9, 2012). "An Unholy Mess: Clash of Wills, Power Struggles, & Theological Direction Mark AMIA-ACNA Struggle". Virtue Online. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  9. 1 2 Rwaje, Onesphore (January 18, 2012). "Moving Forward Together Statement". Virtue Online. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  10. ↑ Schulze, Don (June 12, 2012). "PEARUSA Celebration Assembly Elects First Bishop". Virtue Online. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "ACNA Absorbs PEARUSA". The Living Church. September 24, 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  12. ↑ "PROVINCIAL COUNCIL 2016: LIVE BLOG". Anglican Church in North America. June 22, 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2022.


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