Next an Archbishop

Next an Archbishop?

A long step forward toward giving U.S. Episcopalians something they have never had--an archbishop--was taken last Wednesday when their Presiding Bishop was ceremonially seated on a special throne in Washington Cathedral.

The present Presiding Bishop is 67-year-old Henry St. George Tucker, whose own see is Virginia (unlike the other provinces of the worldwide Anglican Communion, the U.S. Episcopal Church has no diocese which goes automatically to its top-ranking prelate, like Canterbury in England, Toronto in Canada or Auckland in New Zealand). When Bishop Tucker's term as head of the church expires in 1943, he will not be eligible for re-election because of the age limit. In that same year Bishop James Edward Freeman of Washington, now 75, is also scheduled for retirement. Many Episcopalians expect the new Presiding Bishop will then be made Bishop of Washington as the next step toward creating a Washington archbishopric for a U.S. primate.

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