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As dean of the western convocation of the
Anglican Communion Network, Thompson was involved in the formation of the Anglican Church in North America. In June 2008, he was appointed collegiate vicar for the Association of Western Anglican Congregations in the Common Cause Partnership. As the leader of
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found for the diocese, ruling that "pplying the neutral principles of law approach, we conclude that the general church, not the local church, owns the property in question. Although the deeds to the property have long been in the name of the local church, that church agreed from the beginning of its
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In the summer of 2013, Thompson experienced health problems, including a concussion and low blood pressure, that resulted in hospitalization. He announced to the diocese that he would retire in June 2014, providing time for the election of a successor. In the spring of 2014, Thompson announced that
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Thompson served as bishop for less than five years. At the provincial level, he chaired the ACNA's Prayer Book and Common
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All Saints was a prominent evangelical and theologically conservative congregation in the
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existence to be part of the greater church and to be bound by its governing documents." The case set
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in 1971 and was ordained to the priesthood. Thompson returned to All Saints in 1973 to serve as curate; in 1975, at the age of 28, he was elected the church's sixth rector.
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