Brian Williams (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Right Reverend
Brian Williams
Bishop of Argentina
Church:Anglican Church of South America
Diocese:Argentina
Term:2020–present
Predecessor:Gregory Venables
Consecration:November 28, 2020
Consecrated By:Gregory Venables
Other Post:Acting presiding bishop of the Anglican Church of South America (2023–present)

Brian Roger Williams is an Argentine Anglican bishop. Since 2020, he has been diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Argentina in the Anglican Church of South America.

Biography

Williams was born and raised in Buenos Aires.[1] Prior to his consecration as bishop, Williams was rector of the rapidly growing Iglesia de San Miguel y Todos los Ángeles in the Buenos Aires suburb of Martínez.[2]

On November 28, 2020, Williams was consecrated as bishop at Iglesia de San Miguel by the outgoing Bishop Gregory Venables.[3] He was installed at the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Buenos Aires by Presiding Bishop Nick Drayson in December 2021.[4] When Drayson retired in 2023, Williams succeeded him as primate of the province on an acting basis.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ministry in Argentina . International Links . Diocese of Sheffield . 7 March 2024.
  2. News: Townsend . Matthew . 50 Years of Anglican Presence . 7 March 2024 . The Living Church . October 10, 2017.
  3. Web site: Consagración del Rvdo. Brian Williams como Obispo de Argentina . YouTube . Iglesia Anglicana de Argentina . 7 March 2024 . Spanish . November 28, 2020.
  4. Web site: Consagración Episcopal del Rvdmo. Brian Williams . YouTube . Catedral Anglicana Argentina . 7 March 2024 . Spanish . December 18, 2021.
  5. Web site: Drayson . Nick . Nick Drayson . Link Letter No. 29 . Church Mission Society . 7 March 2024 . August 2023.
  6. Web site: Acting Primate of the Anglican Church of South America and Bishop of Argentina . Anglican Communion . 7 March 2024.