Heather Cook is the former suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Maryland. Once considered a rising star in the Episcopal Church due to her emphasis on personal accountability, she was convicted in 2015 of vehicular manslaughter, driving under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of a fatal accident and texting while driving. This followed a incident in… Read More »
Whayne Miller Hougland, Jr., served as bishop of the dioceses of Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan prior to being suspended from ministry for having an affair with a married woman. Hougland also was married at the time. The suspension arose after the husband of the woman with whom he was having an affair called the presiding bishop’s office sometime… Read More »
Whayne Miller Hougland, Jr., served as bishop of the dioceses of Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan prior to being suspended from ministry for having an affair with a married woman. Hougland also was married at the time. The suspension arose after the husband of the woman with whom he was having an affair called the presiding bishop’s office sometime… Read More »
An assistant Episcopal Church treasurer and CPA in Wilkes-Barre has been sentenced to five years’ probation and ordered to make restitution following his conviction for embezzlement. David Williams, 64, of Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, was convicted of stealing $20,000 from the church. A forensic audit revealed his theft totaled $76,659.11 from 2011 to 2018, but the majority was outside… Read More »
In 2020, Episcopal Priest Joell B. Szachara was defrocked in a Title IV disciplinary case. This was the result of an agreement between Szachara and Bishop De-De Duncan Probe, followed an investigation into allegations of financial misconduct by Szachara. Previously rector of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in New Hartford, Szachara was found to have misappropriated at least $150,000… Read More »
Former Episcopal priest Eric Dudley resigned as dean of the ACNA Cathedral of the Diocese of the Gulf Atlantic, following allegations he engaged in grooming behavior and sexual harassment of four men connected with the church. Dudley transitioned to the Anglican Church in 2013, after abruptly resigning as rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Tallahassee. The announcement,… Read More »
Episcopal priest Matthew Dutton-Gillet was fired in September 2020 after a forensic audit found he had embezzled more than $200,000 from Trinity Episcopal Church in Menlo Park, CA. A previous financial review by church leaders found that Dutton-Gillet had stolen at least $125,000. The Episcopal Diocese of California retained Evidentia Consulting of Redwood City to conduct the investigation. The firm… Read More »
The Rev. Canon Michael D. Archer of St. Wilfrid of York Church was defrocked in November 2018 after allegedly violating an agreement with the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles made when Archer previously was suspended from ministry. The suspension was imposed due to allegations of financial irregularities involving his expense and discretionary accounts. In a statement about the… Read More »
Recently Anglican Watch received a take-down request from Tommy Allen, a former Episcopal priest who faced criminal charges after allegedly physically assaulting two family members. We have declined this attempt at censorship for two reasons: 1) When someone mentions legal counsel, it is our policy to deal only with legal counsel. 2) The allegations referenced in the story are matters… Read More »
In 2008 Episcopal priest Michael Ruk stepped down as rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Levittown, Pennsylvania and All Saints Episcopal Church, Fallsington, both in the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania(Philadelphia) after revelations that he had posted Craigslist personals ads offering “sacred and sensual body work” for men for $100.00 with “something extra afterwards.” A New Jersey man… Read More »