Brazilian bishop to visit breakaway US congregation

A nearly 2-year-old Anglican congregation in Fernandina Beach will be visited by its bishop for the first time Thursday.

The Rev. Robinson Cavalcanti, bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Recife, Brazil, will arrive in time for lunch to meet with clergy and lay leaders, and will celebrate a service at 6 p.m. at the Amelia Island Nassau County Association of Realtors Building, 910 S. 14th St., where a public reception will be held following the service.

The church has about 30 members, three quarters of whom came from St. Peter's Episcopal Church. The worldwide Anglican Communion has 38 provinces, the U.S. Episcopal Church being among them. Read more