16 – Metropolitan John of Korça is elected Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania and Primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church by the Church's 7-member Holy Synod.[6]
27 – Andy John, Archbishop of Wales and Bishop of Bangor, resigns after two reports alleged financial mismanagement and found a culture of excessive drinking, promiscuity and inappropriate language at Bangor Cathedral. John's resignation as Archbishop of Wales is immediate, while is resignation as Bishop of Bangor is effective August 31.[19]
July
1 – At his 90th birthday celebrations in Dharamshala, India, the 14th Dalai Lama confirms that the office of Dalai Lama will continue after his death, his successor will be appointed by the Gaden Phodrang Trust with no input from the Chinese government, and reiterates that his successor will be born outside China. The Chinese government responds insisting that the next Dalai Lama must be approved by them.[20]
4 – Erton Köhler unseats Ted N. C. Wilson as President of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church at the Church's 62nd General Conference (GC) in St. Louis, Missouri. In the GC Nominating Committee Köhler was nominated with 170 votes against 104 for Wilson, who had served as President since 2010, and 3 abstentions. Köhler's name was then put to the 1,909 GC delegates for a confirmation vote. In this vote Köhler was approved as President 1,721 to 188.[21]
7 – The United States Internal Revenue Service allows churches and other houses of worship to endorse political candidates without losing their tax-exempt status.[22]
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