US bishop charged with manslaughter
disciplined
THE bishop charged with manslaughter, drunk-driving, and texting
while driving, resulting in an accident (News, 16 January),
will no longer function as an ordained person in the Episcopal
Church in the United States. A statement from the Presiding Bishop,
Dr Katharine Jefferts Schori, released on Friday, said that that
this was the result of an agreement with Heather Cook, formerly
Suffragan Bishop in the diocese of Maryland. On the same day, the
diocese announced that Ms Cook had resigned from her post.
Nigerian bishop pays prisoners' fines
THE release of 25 inmates from Kaduna Central Prison has been
secured by the Bishop of Kaduna, the Most Revd Josiah Idowu-Fearon,
as a way of marking the 25th anniversary of his consecration,
Leadership reported last week. The fines of the inmates,
convicted of minor offences, would be paid, he said. "My charge to
them is for them to put into practice the discipline that has been
instilled in them in the prison, and also some of the skills they
have acquired, like tailoring, car washing, carpentry etc."