Diocese of the Great Lakes

For the diocese of the Anglican Church in North America, see Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes.

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Diocese of the Great Lakes

Classification| Continuing Anglican
Orientation| Anglicanism
Polity| Episcopal
Leader| David T. Hustwick
Associations| United Episcopal Church of North America
Region| United States and Canada
Founder| Julius A. Neeser
Origin| 1998
Etobicoke, Ontario
Separated from| Independent Anglican Church Canada Synod
Congregations| 5 parishes and preaching stations

The Diocese of the Great Lakes (DGL) was founded as a Continuing Anglican church body in the United States and Canada. More recently, it became a diocese of the United Episcopal Church of North America.[1] Its worship centers and clergy are located in Michigan and New York.

The DGL uses the 1928 American Book of Common Prayer or the 1962 Canadian book, accepts the Holy Scriptures as the inerrant Word of God, adheres to the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, and ordains only men to the orders of deacon, priest, and bishop. The Thirty-nine Articles are affirmed in their original sense and it is declared that Scripture contains all that is necessary to salvation. The diocese considers itself to be Evangelical Anglican and in the classical Anglican tradition. An active work is conducted in nursing homes by DGL clergy and lay readers.

## History[edit]

The Diocese of the Great Lakes was formed in 1998 by the bishops of the Independent Anglican Diocese of Ontario and the Missionary District of the USA, along with priests and deacons formerly belonging to the Independent Anglican Church (Canada Synod). Parishes and missions of the Diocese of the Great Lakes were located in Etobicoke, Niagara Falls, Windsor, Guelph, and Kitchener, Ontario, and in Battle Creek, Michigan.

In 1998, the DGL was admitted to membership in the Anglican Church, Inc, a federation of Continuing Anglican churches, but withdrew in 2001.

In 2014, the Diocese of the Great Lakes was admitted to the United Episcopal Church of North America as its diocese for the Great Lakes states and Eastern Canada.[1]

## Leadership[edit]

The Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese of the Great Lakes is David Thomas Hustwick,[2] Rector of Saints Andrew and Matthias Anglican Church in Hastings, Michigan.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Net Ministries website, Diocese of the Great Lakes
2. ^ UECNA website, Dioceses, retrieved 2024-01-10

## External links[edit]

* Diocese of the Great Lakes website

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