Tony Palmer (bishop)

Anthony Joseph "Tony" Palmer (February 4, 1966 - July 20, 2014) was a British-born South African bishop with the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches, a communion of dioceses and ministries that are inspired by the "middle way" of classical Anglicanism and count themselves as part of the Convergence Movement. They were originally inspired by Bishop Lesslie Newbigin, a British theologian, missiologist, missionary and author.[1]

Palmer was born in the UK and moved to South Africa when he was 10 years old. He and his wife maintained a website, called the Ark Community, which is described as "an internet-based, Inter-denominational Christian Convergent Community, drawing our spirituality from the “Early Church” (33-600AD), in particular, Celtic Christian spirituality."[2] On the Ark Community website he was known as "Father Tony Palmer" instead of using the style The Right Reverend or the title "Bishop".[3]

In January 2014, Palmer was sent by Pope Francis as a special envoy to a Charismatic Evangelical Leadership Conference hosted by Kenneth Copeland.[4] During the conference, Palmer presented a short video message from the Pope. Palmer and Pope Francis were personal friends. The message was recorded when the two met a week prior to the Kenneth Copeland Ministries leaders' conference. Pope Francis suggested the recording and it was recorded on Palmer's iPhone. The message is one of brotherhood, unity and love. A declaration that the Reformation protest has ended. At the end of the presentation and video message, Copeland prayed for the Pope and recorded his own message back to the Pope.

Palmer died on 20 July 2014 after injuries sustained in a motorbike accident.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Tony Palmer: The New Face of Anglicanism". Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Who We Are". Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ark Community". Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Pope Francis Sends Video Message to Kenneth Copeland".
  5. ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/tony-palmer-who-captured-pope-francis-bid-for-christian-unity-with-a-cellphone-dies-after-motorcycle-crash/2014/07/22/89a52fd0-11d9-11e4-ac56-773e54a65906_story.html
  6. ↑ http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/world/2014/08/07/pope-protestant-friend-dies-but-push-for-unity-lives/v7y0x8NglzPe6oNWoXIKdJ/story.html?event=event25
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