History
At the founding of the Continuing Anglican movement in 1977 at the Congress of St. Louis, a proposed constitution for a new Anglican Church in North America was put before the four existing dioceses for ratification. The two which did ratify the constitution later adopted the name Anglican Catholic Church. The two which did not ratify because of concerns that the role of the new church's bishops was overly narrow, elected to continue under the original name of the movement. One of these non-ratifying dioceses, the Diocese of the Southeastern States, dissolved within a short time leaving only the Diocese of Christ the King under its Bishop Ordinary, the Right Reverend Robert Morse of California.
On June 29, 2007, the Most Reverend James E. Provence was elected as successor to Archbishop Morse upon the latter's retirement as Archbishop of the Province. Morse continues as Provost of St. Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Theological Seminary which he was instrumental in founding in 1979.
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