Martyn Minns was born on April 16,1943 and is an English-born American bishop, serving in the Anglican Church of Nigeria.
14 Facts About Martyn Minns
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Martyn Minns was the founding missionary bishop of the Convocation of Anglicans in North America, under the patronage of the Anglican Church of Nigeria, until his retirement in January 2014.
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From 1967 until 1975, Minns was an executive for the Mobil Corporation in New York City.
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Martyn Minns received a Master of Divinity in 1978 from Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Martyn Minns was ordained to the diaconate in June, 1978, and ordained to the priesthood in June, 1979.
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In 1991, Martyn Minns was installed as rector of Truro Church in Fairfax, Virginia.
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In reaction to the Episcopal Church appointing Gene Robinson, a homosexual priest, as the Bishop of New Hampshire, Martyn Minns led eleven Episcopal parishes in Virginia, including Truro, in leaving the denomination in 2006.
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Martyn Minns was excluded from the invitation list to the 2008 Lambeth Conference.
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Martyn Minns was made an Honorary Canon of All Saints Cathedral, Mpwapwa, Tanzania.
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Martyn Minns retired as Missionary Bishop of CANA in January 2014 and was succeeded by the Rt.
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Martyn Minns come out of retirement to replace Jim Hobby as interim bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh in 2020.
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Martyn Minns was elected to serve as the founding Missionary Bishop of CANA on June 28,2006.
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Martyn Minns was consecrated a bishop on August 20,2006 in Nigeria.
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Martyn Minns was installed on May 5,2007 in Virginia.