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| The Most Rev. Dr. Foley Beach stands before an applauding congregation of 2,500 at his Investiture on October 9, 2014 at the Church of the Apostles in Atlanta, Georgia. |
On the evening of Thursday, October 9, 2014, the Most Rev. Dr. Foley Beach was invested as the new Archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America. A crowd of 2,500 people--bishops, other clergy and laity--participated in a joyous celebration that lasted roughly three and a half hours.
Anglican Primates representing the vast majority of Anglicans worldwide participated in the Investiture. Archbishop Beach was anointed for his office by Archbishop Eliud Wabukala of Kenya, the Chairman of GAFCON. The Oaths he undertook were administered by Abp. Nicholas Okoh of Nigeria, the Vice-Chairman of GAFCON. Abp. Stanley Ntgali of Uganda, Abp. Onesiphore Rwaje of Rwanda, Abp. Stephen Than Myint Oo of Myanmar, Abp. Ezekiel Kondo of Sudan, Abp. Mouneer Hanna Anis Presiding Bishop of Jerusalem and the Middle East and Chairman of the Global South Primates, Abp. Hector Zavala of the Southern Cone, Abp. Ben Kwashi and retired Abp Greg Venables also took part. The Primates of the Congo and Southeast Asia sent representatives.
You can watch an archived video of the investiture at this link.
