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A 1975 issue of The Witness shows unfavorable cartoons that emerged in secular publications in the aftermath of the Philadelphia ordinations.

Allin with Ted Scott, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, and Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire, at the 5th Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Nairobi, Kenya, 1975. Archbishop Luwum was martyred in a…

With Russian Bishop Ireney, 1977.

This map of the Church's dioceses and provinces served as a visual aid for Allin as he kept track of "letters, telegrams, telephone calls rec'd" with regard to the July 29, 1974 ordinations of eleven women in Philadelphia.

Presiding Bishop Allin working in his office at Church Center in New York, c.1974-1985.

With George and Barbara Bush at St. Ann's, Kennebunkport, 1992.

With George Bush, 1988.

Allin's term of office was not without controversy. He inherited the divisive issues of race relations, ordination of women, prayer book reform, and human sexuality.

Allin attempted to take the approach of mediator on many issues. In a 1977 address to the Diocese of New Jersey, Allin stated, “I am not Pope; my job is to preside.” It was this perspective on his role as Presiding Bishop in church governance that…

John M. Allin, Presiding Bishop XXIII, 1974-1985.