Diocese of Albany

The congregation turned down a large grant after the state insisted on separation of church and food.

Bishop Herzog entered and departed the Episcopal Church twice, and was, at the time of his death, an assisting bishop in the Anglican Church in North America’s Diocese of the Living Word.

Two bishops hope their Native American roots will help overcome conflict about same-sex marriage.

Albany was the last domestic diocese to accept the provisions of Resolution B012, after former Bishop of Albany William Love left the Episcopal Church.

The postponement has symbolic importance in the search for the next Bishop of Albany.

Michael G. Smith, the retired Bishop of North Dakota, opposes same-sex marriage but pledges to reach out to theological liberals.

The Diocese of Albany seeks a new bishop who will help bring together churches of all factions. Former Bishop of Albany William H. Love announced March 30 that he has been released at his request from ordained ministry in the Episcopal Church, and is seeking to be received in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA).

The Rt. Rev. William Love announced his resignation as Bishop of Albany, effective February 1, 2021, at the diocesan convention.

“This disciplinary case points to the pressing need for finding “a lasting path forward for mutual flourishing” (General Convention 2018, Resolution A227) for both sides in the question of marriage in the Episcopal Church.

Albany's Standing Committee strongly affirmed their condemned bishop, saying they join him in "strong disagreement with the finding that B012 was passed as an authorized revision to the BCP. "