CLEVELAND (AP) -- A man set to be Ohio's next Episcopal bishop has been banned from five northeast Ohio churches that disagree with his support of an openly gay bishop in New Hampshire. Bishop-elect Mark Hollingsworth Jr. was asked Wednesday to stay out of the churches. He is scheduled to be consecrated the 11th bishop of the Diocese of Ohio on Saturday.
In an act of independence, the churches have been assigned their own bishop for spiritual oversight by a national network of conservative churches, said the Rev. R. James Tasker, pastor of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Bay Village.
The churches are not disclosing the bishop's name, but Tasker said the person will be available for spiritual care at the Church of the Holy Spirit and St. Luke's, both in Akron; St. Anne in the Fields in Madison; St. Stephen's in East Liverpool and St. Barnabas.
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