Diocese of the Atlantic States

The Diocese of the Atlantic States consists of parishes in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, and Washington, DC.

The Diocesan Ordinary is The Most Rev. James E. Provence.

The Most Reverend James Eugene Provence was elected Archbishop of the Anglican Province of Christ the King on June 29, 2007, becoming the second Archbishop since the Province was formed in 1977. He temporarily serves as Bishop of the Diocese of the Eastern States.

Abp. Provence also serves as Bishop of the Diocese of the Western States. He was consecrated Bishop Coadjutor for the Diocese of the Western States in 2003 and became Diocesan Ordinary in 2004. Ordained Deacon in 1983 and Priest in 1989, Abp. Provence served several California congregations and presently is Rector of St. Thomas' Anglican Church in San Francisco.

The Diocesan Suffragan Bishop is The Rt. Rev. Dr. John E. Upham, Jr.

The Right Reverend Dr. John E. Upham, Jr., was consecrated Suffragan Bishop for the Diocese of the Atlantic States at Saint Peter's Pro-Cathedral in Oakland on August 15, 2012. The chief consecrator was the Most Reverend James E. Provence, assisted by the Most Reverend Robert S. Morse, the Right Reverend Frederick G. Morrison, and the Right Reverend Dr. William C. Wiygul.

Bp. Upham grew up in Raleigh, was baptized at Hayes-Barton United Methodist Church, and was confirmed at St. Mark’s Anglican Church by the late James Pollard Clark, Bishop of the Diocese of the Southern States, APCK. Bp. Upham holds a Bachelor degree in Music Education and Performance (Voice and Organ) and  a Master of Education (Counseling) from Campbell University, an M.Div. and a Master of Theology from Duke University Divinity School, a Doctor of Theology from St. Andrew’s Theological College and Seminary and a Doctor of Canon Law degree from St. Andrew’s.

Bp. Upham served in music and music education positions in churches and religious schools from 1979 to 1990, when he entered Duke University Divinity School to study for the ordained ministry. Bp. Upham was ordained to the Priesthood by Bishop Clark on August, 21st, 1999. Bp. Upham served St. Mark’s Anglican Church as Rector and held the post of Academic Counselor and Director of Choral Music at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh.  In December, 2001, he was called to be Rector at St. George’s Anglican Church in Raleigh.  As St. George’s grew, Fr. Upham retired from teaching in 2004 and has devoted his life to full-time ministry.

In addition to his duties as Suffragan Bishop, Bp. Upham also serves as Rector of St. George’s, Raleigh, NC, and as Priest-in-Charge at St. Alban’s Anglican Church in Lady Lake, Florida. Bp. Upham is married to the former Elizabeth (Madge) Buchanan. They have four children and four grand-children.

Diocese of the Southwestern States

The Diocese of the Southwestern States consists of parishes in Arizona, Nevada, Oklahoma, and Texas.

The Diocesan Ordinary is The Rt. Rev. Frederick G. Morrison.

Bishop Morrison joined the Diocese of Christ the King in 1984 at the invitation of Bishop Robert Morse. A Church of England Priest, Bishop Frederick had received his early education in his home country, and after preparation for the priesthood through Lichfield Theological Seminary, was ordained in 1962 to serve in a well-known Anglo Catholic parish in the south of England. Postgraduate studies continued via the Universities of London and Oxford. The Bishop was a Member of the Clinical Theology Association and a Member of the Marriage Guidance Council in the UK. He was External Confessor to the Community of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford.

He joined the Royal Air Force Chaplain's Branch in 1966 and served with Units in Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Gibraltar, Germany and in the UK. He was on the Staff of the Royal Air Force Chaplain's College, retiring with the rank of Wing Commander.

After 16 years, the Bishop entered the National Health Service where he served as Area Chaplain for hospitals in the south of England. On arrival in the USA in 1985, he went directly to Tulsa and built the church and parish of All Saints. After being appointed Administrator of the DSWS for four years, he was elected Bishop Ordinary and remains Rector of All Saints Cathedral Parish to this day.

Bishop Frederick has been married for 36 years to Jennifer, a Clinical Resource Nurse Manager with St John Health System in Tulsa. The Bishop and Jennifer have two sons: Nicholas an Anthropologist and wife Amy (an All American Soccer "Star") who have two children, and Roderick an ER Physician and Jaime a Pediatrician with one child. All are resident in the USA.

The Diocesan Suffragan Bishop is The Rt. Rev. Frank W. Brulc.

The Right Reverend Frank W. Brulc was consecrated Suffragan Bishop for the Diocese of the Southwestern States at Saint Peter's Pro-Cathedral in Oakland on August 15, 2012. The chief consecrator was the Most Reverend James E. Provence, assisted by the Most Reverend Robert S. Morse, the Right Reverend Frederick G. Morrison, and the Right Reverend Dr. William C. Wiygul.

Bp. Brulc is currently the Rector of All Saints Anglican Cathedral in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Prior to his current assignment, he served as Rector of St Nicholas Anglican Church in Scottsdale, Arizona.  Bp. Brulc is a graduate of St. Joseph of Arimathea Theological Seminary with a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree. Formerly, he had experience in the business world.

Bp. Brulc is married to Kathleen – a grade school teacher of Language Arts at San Miguel Middle School of Tulsa. They have one daughter Audra, age seventeen.  Bp. Brulc serves as Chairman of the Bishop’s Standing Committee and Director of Postulants and Ordinands, taking a very personal interest in the selection and training of candidates for the Sacred Ministry.  He was previously appointed Canon to the Ordinary by the Right Reverend Frederick G. Morrison.

Diocese of the Western States

The Diocese of the Western States consists of parishes in California, Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming, as well as Canada.

The Diocesan Ordinary is The Most Rev. James E. Provence.

The Most Reverend James Eugene Provence was elected Archbishop of the Anglican Province of Christ the King on June 29, 2007, becoming the second Archbishop since the Province was formed in 1977. He continues to serve also as Bishop of the Diocese of the Western States.

Prior to his election as Archbishop, Abp. Provence served as Bishop of the Diocese of the Western States. He was consecrated Bishop Coadjutor for the Diocese of the Western States in 2003 and became Diocesan Ordinary in 2004. Ordained Deacon in 1983 and Priest in 1989, Abp. Provence served several California congregations and presently is rector of St. Thomas' Anglican Church in San Francisco.

The Diocesan Suffragan Bishop is The Rt. Rev. Donald M. Ashman
The Right Reverend Donald M. Ashman was consecrated Suffragan Bishop for the Diocese of the Western States at Saint Peter's Pro-Cathedral in Oakland on August 15, 2012. The chief consecrator was the Most Reverend James E. Provence, assisted by the Most Reverend Robert S. Morse, the Right Reverend Frederick G. Morrison, and the Right Reverend Dr. William C. Wiygul.

Bishop Ashman was born in Los Angeles and raised in Burbank, California. He graduated from California State University at Long Beach with a degree in History (1970) and did graduate work at U. C. L. A. in Classics where he also earned his teaching credential. Since 1973, he has taught Latin, Greek and History at Hoover High School in Glendale. He enjoys taking students to Europe and has been active in the Junior Classical League, attending and hosting state conventions and attending national conventions at various college campuses across the United States where he has co-chaired the Latin Sight Reading Contest.

In 1974, he was welcomed into the Episcopal Church by the Right Reverend Robert B. Gooden at the Church of the Holy Apostles in Glendale, California and three years later, under the guidance of of his Rector, the Reverend George H. Clendenin, he began his studies for the sacred ministry. He was ordained a deacon on Ember Wednesday in Advent, 1980, and a priest on the Feast of the Most Precious Blood, July 1,1983, by the then Right Reverend Robert S. Morse. The following year he became Rector of the Church of Our Saviour and the Holy Apostles in Los Angeles and Glendale. In 1985, he began a continuing twenty seven years as the Episcopal Chaplain at the Hollenbeck Home in Boyle Heights and in 1987, he founded the Church of Our Saviour, Santa Barbara. Bishop Ashman loved his annual youth camping/fishing trips to the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California and the White Mountains of Arizona. He has also served on the Board of Examining Chaplains and the Standing Committee.

Bishop Ashman married Ellen Kent Springer in 1971 at Saint Mark's Episcopal Church in Glendale and they have two married children, Erin and Matthew, and one grandson, Sean. He loves to fish in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, ride trains with his wife and get away to Morro Bay.

Archbishop Emeritus

On January 28, 1978, in Denver, Colorado, Father Morse was consecrated Bishop of the Diocese of Christ the King. The Rt. Rev. Albert A Chambers, retired Episcopal Bishop of Springfield, Illinois, was chief consecrator who acted to preserve the apostolic succession and the American Episcopate. When the Diocese expanded it was reorganized into four dioceses as the Anglican Province of Christ the King and Bishop Morse was elected Archbishop of the Province.

Archbishop Morse retired as Archbishop of the Province on January 25, 2008. He continues as Provost of St. Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Theological Seminary which he founded in 1979.

Bishop Emeritus

The Rt. Rev. Dr. William C. Wiygul
Retired Diocesan Ordinary of the Southern States

The Right Reverend Dr. William C. Wiygul was consecrated Bishop of the Diocese of the Southern States in 2004. The chief consecrator was Abp. Robert S. Morse.

Bishop Wiygul was born in Natchez, Mississippi, and is a graduate of the University of Mississippi. He received his Ph.D. in medical clinical microbiology from the University of Tennessee. Later, he attended St. Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Theological College in Berkeley, California.

Bishop Wiygul and his wife, Beth, are longtime residents of Montevallo, where the bishop is Rector of the Church of the Holy Comforter. Prior to his election to the episcopate, Bp. Wiygul also served as administrator of the Diocese of the Southern States and secretary of the College of Bishops.

Bishop Wiygul retired as Diocesan Ordinary of the Southern States in May, 2011.