Episcopacy
In 2001, Lyons was elected bishop of the Diocese of Bolivia, one of seven dioceses in the Anglican Church of the Southern Cone of America (now called The Anglican Church of South America). The diocese was very small; at the time of his election, it included only four parishes. [2] By 2012, that number had grown to eight. [6]
Lyons became known in the United States for providing oversight to theologically conservative Episcopal parishes who wished to break away from the Episcopal Church after its consecration of Gene Robinson as a bishop in 2003. By 2007, he oversaw as many as 40 parishes and was an active participant in the Anglican Church of the Southern Cone's role in the Anglican realignment. These U.S. parishes were known as the "Northern Deanery" of the Diocese of Bolivia. [4] [7]
In August 2012, Lyons accepted an appointment as assistant bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh. He supported Robert Duncan in his dual roles as diocesan bishop of Pittsburgh and archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America. [8] Lyons had a special assignment to oversee parishes outside of the Pittsburgh region. [7]
In January 2015, Lyons became assisting bishop in the Anglican Diocese of the South. He assists Archbishop Foley Beach in providing episcopal pastoral care and leadership including confirmations and ordinations, and leading the deans, along with other areas of leadership and care within the diocese. [1]
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