Andy Lines | |
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Presiding Bishop | |
Church | Anglican Network in Europe |
Diocese | Anglican Mission in England, Anglican Convocation Europe |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1997 (deacon) 1998 (priest) |
Consecration | 30 June 2017 by Foley Beach |
Personal details | |
Born | 1960 (age 63–64) |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Alma mater | |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1979–1988 |
Rank | Captain |
Service number | 509184 |
Unit | 2nd Royal Tank Regiment |
Andrew John Lines (born 1960) is a British Anglican bishop. Since June 2017, he has been the Missionary Bishop to Europe of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), a province outside the Anglican Communion. In 2020, he became the first presiding bishop of the Anglican Network in Europe, a "proto-province" recognized by the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans.[1] Since 2000, he has been Mission Director and CEO of Crosslinks. He is also the chairman of the executive committee of the Anglican Mission in England (AMiE), the missionary arm of GAFCON in England. In June 2017, it was announced that he would be made a bishop for ACNA and GAFCON; he was consecrated on 30 June 2017.