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If the four bishops arrive uninvited when the world's Anglican bishops gather in England this July for their decennial Lambeth Conference, there may be a row. In the U.S., Bishop Chambers could face a trial by a court of Episcopal bishops for abetting the schism.
The prospects of the Anglican Church of North America are difficult to gauge. A faction in one of the new dioceses has muddied things by opposing the Denver consecration service and calling for reunion with Rome. The church has only about 100 parishes and 10,000 members, v. 2.9 million for the Episcopal Church. But the rebels predict quick growth now that bishops are in place and have set a goal of 100,000 members by midyear. Says Robert S. Morse of Oakland, Calif, one of the new bishops: "We will, in 50 years, be the only Episcopal Church in the United States."