Diocese of Massachusetts

For Episcopal Church, Fissure Deepens For Episcopal Church, Fissure Deepens- The Rev. William L. Murdoch has left the Episcopal Church and will be ordained a bishop in the Anglican Church of Kenya. [The Boston Globe] Episcopal Bishop Caught Amid Split Over Gay Marriages Episcopal Bishop Caught Amid Split Over Gay Marriages- Episcopal Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, a supporter of same-sex marriage, faces opposition within his diocese. [Boston Globe] Diocese of Massachusetts Diocese of Massachusetts- Established 1784 with 79,000 baptized members, 57,000 communicants, and 194 institutions. Features parish listings, diocesan resources, staff and newslet…