First North American Regional Consultation
Diocesan Press Service. October 7, 1965 [XXXVI-10]
In the first meeting of its kind in the Western Hemisphere, the North American Regional Consultation took place in Bermuda Sept. 12 - 15.
Among those attending were the Most Rev. H. H. Clark, Primate of All Canada; the Most Rev. Alan Knight, Archbishop of the West Indies and Presiding Bishop Hines. In all there were 18 delegates representing the three contiguous churches. The Bishop of Bermuda, which is an extra provincial Diocese of Canterbury, also participated and acted as host.
During the sessions, a service of witness was held in the Bermuda Cathedral with Archbishop Clark preaching.
Among the agenda items were inter-Anglican relationships; ecumenical implications; a directory for the Americas; and the structure of a North American regional council or conference.
Perhaps one of the most significant developments of the consultations was the appointment of a planning committee to draft a preliminary constitution and some budgetary provision whereby the North American regional conference can move toward a regular meeting schedule.