Anglican Enthronement of Bishop
Christopher Chessun of Southwark.
By Uncle Monty.
Enthronement Photos
By Alex Albion.
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On The Darker Side of The Diocese.
Sidebar By Uncle Monty.
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They came all dressed up in their Sunday best,
at least for the most part, to the Anglican
Enthronememt, by invitation only, of the Tenth
Bishop of Southwark called Christopher Thomas
James Chessun, age 55. Translated from Woolwich,
he steps into the consecrated shoes of Bishop Tom
Butler, who in 2010 reached his retirement age
of 70 after some late controversy during his
12 years at the ancient Southwark bishopic.
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Tall and refined, Bishop Christopher is a quint-
essential Anglican bishop with his erudrite charm
and disarming persona. Popular with both the
consecrated and ordained clergy and parish laity,
the churchman was almost mobbed by the packed
crowd of onlookers at his impressive enthronement
that took place earlier last month at London's
renowned Southwark Cathedral.
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As enthronements go, the Chessun one was
quite outstanding with every kind of civil and legal
dignitary also present to add so much class and
taste to the historic Anglican Rite
of Consecration.
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Aside from other Anglican bishops partaking
in the eccesiastical ceremony, the representation
of ecumenical bodies - Catholic, Orthodox,
Buddhist, Coptic, Methodist, Episcopal, etc. -
was clearly evident with such clerical noteworthies
as the Catholic Archbishop Peter Smith of
Southwark, whose own enthronement, or more
correctly Installation, I attended last year at St.
George's Cathedral after being has he was
the Archbishop of Cardiff.
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With at least a couple of thousand people seated inside
the packed cathedral, it was neccassy to deploy large
plasma flat panels, or TV screens, at various spots in
order for such folkz to view the full ceremony of en-
thronement. As the 'enthronee,' Bishop Christopher
Chessun seemed quite at home with the whole
event and seemed to also relish the attention poured
on him by the invited and friendly congregation.
Being flanked was he, too, by his fellow bishops,
the Cathedral Dean, and diocesan clergy during
the two hour or so long Anglican Rite.
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Bp. Christopher After His Enthronement.
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Both centre of attention and in the picture,
Bp.Christopher was all Anglican smiles ...
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Lord Bishop of London (r) Rt. Rev'd
Richard Chartes chats with fellow churchman.
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A Truly Ecumenical Gathering At
The Chessun Anglican Enthronement.
The Chessun Anglican Enthronement.
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Yet Another Bishop Christopher, This One
is Bishop Christopher HILL of Guildford.
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Bishop Photographing Fellow Bishops!
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Traditional Anglo-Catholic Priest, Father Paul
Butler of Deptford Representing His Anglican
Parish Quite Well At The Enthronement.
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Photos By Alex Albion. The Georgian Folk Song Concert
In Honour of His Holiness & Beatitude Patriarch ILIA ...
http://thebiggerissueorg.blogspot.com/2011/02/maspendzeli-by-uncle-monty.html
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Inside Lambeth Palace. By Uncle Monty. 7 Nov 2010.
http://thebiggerissueorg.blogspot.com/2010/11/lambeth-by-uncle-monty.html
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POPE. By Uncle Monty. 15 Sep 2010. They know each other ...
http://thebiggerissueorg.blogspot.com/2010/09/pope-by-uncle-monty.html
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Blessed Anglorum Pageantry. By Uncle Monty. 24 Jun 2009.
http://thebiggerissueorg.blogspot.com/2009/06/blessed-anglorum-pageantry-by-uncle.html
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Ban The Dean Who Banned Jerusalem. By Uncle Monty. 11 Apr 2008.
http://thebiggerissueorg.blogspot.com/2008/04/ban-dean-who-banned-jerusalem-by-uncle.html
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This Judicial Gentlemen Represents The
Long Arm of the Law, Doesn't He?
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Another Enthronement Guest, Indeed!
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The Anglican Enthronement of Bishop
Christopher Chessun also says that the Church
of England is still seemingly alive and well
despite falling attendance rates and less and
less English folkz seeking no longer to be
baptized, undergo holy matrimony, and/or hold
religious funerals within the church. There is a
kind of anti-Christian disembowelment inside
"Broken Britain" thesedays in its mindless
quest to accommodate even those religious
traditions that are totally inimical to the tenets
of Christianity. Perhaps it something to do
with being forced to "love thy enemy," but
of Christianity. Perhaps it something to do
with being forced to "love thy enemy," but
such a religious rationale is frought with ever
greater danger to the survival of the church
against the vile forces of Islam and outright
secularism/humanism that had been allowed
to rear their ugly heads all in the name of so-
called diversity and tolerance. The whole
situation, frankly, is pitiful!! And, it is almost
an open season on UK fundamental Christians
who dare act on their religious convictions
against homosexuality, public fornificiation,
internet pornography, and the decline of
religious grace. The slow and sure death of
an open season on UK fundamental Christians
who dare act on their religious convictions
against homosexuality, public fornificiation,
internet pornography, and the decline of
religious grace. The slow and sure death of
Christianity is also hastened by those dis-
affected and alienated Christians who have
opted out at all cost from defending their church
and faith with utter impunity and contempt.
Along with such new-fangled gimmicks
besetting the English Church like the
one recently reported herein:
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Church of England row as cathedral opens
doors to tarot card readers and crystal
healers in 'new age' festival.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1370694/Church-England-row-cathedral-opens-doors-tarot-card-readers-crystal-healers-new-age-festival.html#ixzz1Hxqw8rNP
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Along with such new-fangled gimmicks
besetting the English Church like the
one recently reported herein:
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Church of England row as cathedral opens
doors to tarot card readers and crystal
healers in 'new age' festival.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1370694/Church-England-row-cathedral-opens-doors-tarot-card-readers-crystal-healers-new-age-festival.html#ixzz1Hxqw8rNP
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The end of the Church Age may indeed be
much nearer than we think, especially in the
UK and in federalized Europe as a whole.
Such again is pretty pitiful. The Chessun enth-
ronement, in some regard, is a rather happy
distraction from the raw reality confronting
many of today's Anglicans, who for many are
embittened by the ordination of womenfolk and
embittened by the ordination of womenfolk and
and self-professing homosexuals who have
wreaked havoc on the church as noted by the
disconcerting election and iffy consecration
of hideous gay Gene Robinson of New
Hampshire within the worldwide Anglican
Communion. How one fellow like Robinson
could have done so much damage to the church,
especially The Episcopal Church, USA, is almost
mind-boggling. Yet, Gene Robinson has gotten
of hideous gay Gene Robinson of New
Hampshire within the worldwide Anglican
Communion. How one fellow like Robinson
could have done so much damage to the church,
especially The Episcopal Church, USA, is almost
mind-boggling. Yet, Gene Robinson has gotten
away with it has he now plans soon to
finally retire. Good riddance to him!!
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While the religious display of the Anglican
Rite of Enthronement at London's Southwark
Cathedral was most welcome, the real
underbelly of the cathedral habitat that I saw
wasn't welcome at all. Next, read below
my sidebar "On The Darker Side of the
Diocese" to understand what I mean. The
rhetoric and reality were just like day and
night for me at the Southwark Diocese.
rhetoric and reality were just like day and
night for me at the Southwark Diocese.
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Faithfully, Uncle Monty.
+Mothering Sunday, 2011.
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Bishop-Emeritus Tom Butler of Southwark
at Elephant & Castle's St. Matthews
Anglican Parish in 2oo5.
at Elephant & Castle's St. Matthews
Anglican Parish in 2oo5.
On The Darker Side of the Diocese.
Sidebar By Uncle Monty.
Additional Photos By Alex Albion.
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Stupid obstacles were put in my way has I
covered the above story of mine for my blogz
on the Anglican Enthronement of Bishop
on the Anglican Enthronement of Bishop
Christopher Chessun. Pompous ass or arse
Steve Harris and the women steward he
was with outside Glaziers Hall were totally
uncooperative and rather unAnglican to me.
They refused to help me cover the enthrone-
ment no matter what. Later, the same
woman was inside the cathedral and per-
Steve Harris and the women steward he
was with outside Glaziers Hall were totally
uncooperative and rather unAnglican to me.
They refused to help me cover the enthrone-
ment no matter what. Later, the same
woman was inside the cathedral and per-
sisted on interferring with me and showing off
whenever I tried to photograph the enthronement
gathering. She was just awful and on a power
trip like that Steve Harris of the ilk you'd expect
to find at some corny celebrity event instead
of inside a renowned British cathedral. Like
whenever I tried to photograph the enthronement
gathering. She was just awful and on a power
trip like that Steve Harris of the ilk you'd expect
to find at some corny celebrity event instead
of inside a renowned British cathedral. Like
her, pompous ass or arse Steve Harris
thought he, too, was so, so, so, important ...
thought he, too, was so, so, so, important ...
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Sadly, I had a similar situation at The Lambeth
Sadly, I had a similar situation at The Lambeth
Conference, 2008, with Rev'd (now Canon) John
Carter of the Ripton Docese who deliberately
prevented me from covering the ten-yearly
Anglican Conference at Canterbury in his
Anglican Conference at Canterbury in his
asinine role as "media coordinator" of the ten-
yearly worldwide Anglican event. Whenever I
have coverd other major religious events around
the world, aside from Anglican ones, I have
always been greeted and welcomed without
any problems or obstacles placed in my way.
When I covered, for example, Pope
Benedict VXI's Official State Visit to the UK
last year and more recently this year the pastoral
visit of Patriarch & Beatitude ILIA II of Russia,
I was made to feel right at home. But not so at the
Anglican Conference nor at the Southwark Diocese
as a lifelong traditional Anglican that I am. So
I was made to feel right at home. But not so at the
Anglican Conference nor at the Southwark Diocese
as a lifelong traditional Anglican that I am. So
why do such Diocesan Anglicans behave so
unkindly and rather unAnglican to their
fellow faithful? It just beats me! I make no
apology for covering Bishop Chessun since
I have known him from when he was first
elected and consecrated as the Bishop of
Woolwich. He is a fine Anglican and an
outstanding Churchman. I have encountered
him from time to time over the past six years at
such events at Holocaust Day and at Christian
Unity Week at where he was with such bishops
as Bishop Bernard Longley of Westminster and
as Bishop Bernard Longley of Westminster and
who is now the Archbishop of Birmingham.
Bernard Longley is a truly magnificant and kindly
man! I feel privileged to know him. He also has
an old namesake called Charles Thomas Longley
(1794-1868), who long ago became the Archbishop
of Canterbury in 1862. Earlier he had been the ABY,
Bishop of Ripton, and headmaster of Harrow.
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Bernard Longley is a truly magnificant and kindly
man! I feel privileged to know him. He also has
an old namesake called Charles Thomas Longley
(1794-1868), who long ago became the Archbishop
of Canterbury in 1862. Earlier he had been the ABY,
Bishop of Ripton, and headmaster of Harrow.
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I still feel so vexed that I was barricaded by
two officious and unhelpful and non-clerical
two officious and unhelpful and non-clerical
representatives of the Southwark Diocese at
their own whim and shameless self-importance,
along, albeit, with their ignorant shortsightedness.
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This, I might also add, was the same diocese under
This, I might also add, was the same diocese under
Very Rev'd Dean Colin Slee, since dead and buried
last year, who ban the traditional hymn "Jerusalem"
from Southwark Cathedral. "Ban The Dean Who
Banned Jersulam," I then wrote of him in utter dis-
gust of his unilateral ban of one of the most patriotic
gust of his unilateral ban of one of the most patriotic
hymns in all of England! But Colin Slee, like so many
modern day Anglican Church leaders, are mindlessly
caught up in their unaccountable desire to "out
liberal the radical liberals" infecting the Church of
England today ... That's why, I presume, he felt
compelled to ban Jerusalem at Cathedral
weddings and memorials, etc.
caught up in their unaccountable desire to "out
liberal the radical liberals" infecting the Church of
England today ... That's why, I presume, he felt
compelled to ban Jerusalem at Cathedral
weddings and memorials, etc.
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After the Slee episode, then came Bishop Tom
Bulter - since retired - all somewhat tipsy and
smelling of booze after leaving an invited reception
at the Irish Embassy. Upon leaving, Bishop Tom
Bulter - since retired - all somewhat tipsy and
smelling of booze after leaving an invited reception
at the Irish Embassy. Upon leaving, Bishop Tom
stumbled somewhat ungraciously into a
parked Jaguar and didn't seem to know if he
was coming or going as he sat inside all nonplus!
Finally, he made it to Cathedral Alley, albeit,
still in one unholy piece ... His Grace, ABC
Rowan Douglas Williams consoled no doubt
his fellow Anglican bishop, but did nothing to
his fellow Anglican bishop, but did nothing to
publicly censure the soon to be retired Bishop
Tom. Now the retired good fella Tom can
drink to his heart's content without perhaps
embarrassing his fellow clergy and laity of
the Southwark Diocese ever again ...
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As for pompous arse Steve Harris and that
dreadful woman steward with him, I shall take
steps to aviod them if I should ever see them
again upon ever wanting to visit Southwark
Cathedral ever again ... So, what I saw at the
Chessun Enthronement was simply "on the
darker side of the diocese." Such also
marred much of the enthronement for
me personally and as an Anglican, too.
marred much of the enthronement for
me personally and as an Anglican, too.
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As an avid and an avowed Anglican, it
grieves me to have been treated so rottenly
by such an officous and self-important pair.
by such an officous and self-important pair.
Whatever, I still got most of the photos I
wanted and I still successfully covered the
enthronement even if I had to dodge the
pitiful pair at the the Southwark Diocese's
Anglican Enthronement of Bishop Christopher
Chessun. I wish him all the best, whatever ...
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Truly, Uncle Monty.
+4th Sunday of Lent, 2011.
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Truly, Uncle Monty.
+4th Sunday of Lent, 2011.
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While at Washington, D.C. a few years ago, I
had a wonderful encounter with the presiding
bishop of two-million member US Episcopal
Church Frank Tracy Griswold, who has since
retired. He was the Episcopal Bishop of Chicago
before heading the national church at New York.
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And while in Australia at Melbourne, I encountered
(shown below) the whole diocesan clergy all in one
go at the Melbourne St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne,
go at the Melbourne St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne,
which is the metropolitical and cathedral church of
the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne. It was a mar-
the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne. It was a mar-
vellous occasion. Such later was not the case, how-
ever, upon first meeting Bishop Gene Robinson of
New Hampshire at the Hay Literary Festival in
Wales. I happened to know the New Hamphire
diocese quite well upon having attended college
there in the Granite State some years earlier.
Gene Roberson left me utterly cold and I also
suspect ex-US Prez Jimmy Carter, too, who I
also met again at Hay and who attended Gene's
lecture sitting right in front of me! What the
Southern Baptist Carter thought of the Episcopal/
Anglican Robinson was something I almost wanted
to ask the ex-president as I chatted with him!
Wales. I happened to know the New Hamphire
diocese quite well upon having attended college
there in the Granite State some years earlier.
Gene Roberson left me utterly cold and I also
suspect ex-US Prez Jimmy Carter, too, who I
also met again at Hay and who attended Gene's
lecture sitting right in front of me! What the
Southern Baptist Carter thought of the Episcopal/
Anglican Robinson was something I almost wanted
to ask the ex-president as I chatted with him!
For once, however, I kept my gob shut on that!!
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The Diocesan Clergy of Melbourne Anglican Cathedral.
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I have received an enquiry regarding the gentleman
shown below. Is he an Anglican bishop or not?
His name is James Campbell, I believe. I could not
find him listed at any official Anglican Church websites.
If you are aware of the gentleman herein in question,
please let me know his clerical status. He may, of
course, be one of those authocephalous buggers
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All dressed in their national African costumes, the
women were seen inside Southwark Cathedral at
Bishop Christopher Chessun's grand enthronement.
women were seen inside Southwark Cathedral at
Bishop Christopher Chessun's grand enthronement.
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Here's a few of the more than 50 other Anglican
& religious stories written by Uncle Monty.
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Cymru. In Welsh By Uncle Monty. 8 Jan 2010.
Cymru's Sant John Roberts. I mewn Cymraeg At
Ewythr Monty. Fotos a graffigau ny Alex Albion.
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Maspindzeli. By Uncle Monty. 9 Feb 2011.Photos By Alex Albion. The Georgian Folk Song Concert
In Honour of His Holiness & Beatitude Patriarch ILIA ...
http://thebiggerissueorg.blogspot.com/2011/02/maspendzeli-by-uncle-monty.html
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Inside Lambeth Palace. By Uncle Monty. 7 Nov 2010.
http://thebiggerissueorg.blogspot.com/2010/11/lambeth-by-uncle-monty.html
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POPE. By Uncle Monty. 15 Sep 2010. They know each other ...
http://thebiggerissueorg.blogspot.com/2010/09/pope-by-uncle-monty.html
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Blessed Anglorum Pageantry. By Uncle Monty. 24 Jun 2009.
http://thebiggerissueorg.blogspot.com/2009/06/blessed-anglorum-pageantry-by-uncle.html
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Ban The Dean Who Banned Jerusalem. By Uncle Monty. 11 Apr 2008.
http://thebiggerissueorg.blogspot.com/2008/04/ban-dean-who-banned-jerusalem-by-uncle.html
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Now leading Blair fundraiser is suspected
of fixing papal honours. By Ian Gallagher.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1372745/Now-leading-Blair-fundraiser-suspected-fixing-papal-honours.html#ixzz1IPrl772v.
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2 comments:
Hi Uncle Monty - For the past 10 years I have dismissed the CofE
as a cradle of destruction
against all that I was taught about christianity. For years
now, its been just a hotbed
of everything to do with multiculturalism and equality
that it just makes me sick.
I no longer attend services and
I have stopped giving to my local church after the 'vicar' became
a woman by sex change operation.
To read what you say about the treatment you received at the cathedral is typical of so many CofE staff I'm afraid. Carry on with your good writing and great photos that I enjoy whenever I have the chance to read your stimulating blog.
Pax, RDF.
Dear Sir: If my memory serves me correctly, the gentlemen James Campbell is a bishop with the Free Church of Scotland. There is another Reverend James Campbell who is with the Scottish Episcopal Church. Neither of these gentlemen are Anglican bishops.
Very sincerely,
Marion Fitzhugh-Wheeler.
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