
Bishop Craig Bates elected to be new Patriarch
January 9, 2008The Most Reverend Craig Bates Elected Patriarch

Orlando, FL - January 9, 2008
The Most Reverend Loren T. Hines, Senior Archbishop of the ICCEC, announced that the Patriarch’s Council, in accordance with the Canons, has elected The Most Reverend Craig W. Bates as the new Patriarch of the International Communion of the Charismatic Episcopal Church. Press release and full statement to follow.
The participants and observers included:
Abp. Charles Jones, Abp. Loren Hines, Abp. Paulo Garcia, Abp. Douglas Woodall, Bp. Craig Bates, Bp. Michael Davidson, Bp. Douglas Kessler, Bp. Gene Lilly, Bp. David Simpson, Bp. Bernard Njoroge, Bp. Prakash Yuhanna, Fr. James House, Fr. Gregory Ortiz, Fr. Scott Howard, Fr. Miguel Santos, Fr. Scott Davidson.
… more info to be posted at http://cechome.com