The elaborate two-hour service was based on an ancient ceremony clad in symbolism, involving bishops laying their hands upon Jackson, numerous prayers and music from a live band and choir that played a wide variety of Christian music.

Jackson will succeed Founding Bishop Roger Ames, who is stepping down to be an assistant bishop. Under Ames, the diocese has grown from 15 parishes to 55 since 2010.

First, the reasons the bishops give for not changing the teaching of the Church in Wales in relation to marriage or permitting 'the celebration of public liturgies of blessing for same sex unions' are because a process of consultation has shown there is not the necessary support in the Church in Wales to do so and because to do so would be to go against the recent statement from the Primates of the Anglican Communion.

The journey to get this point involved a decentralized discernment and nominating process where the Diocesan Standing Committee opened the doors for communication, prayer and discernment among the districts. Diocesan districts met and produced nominees for election, held over the weekend (April 22-23, 2016) at St. Stephen's Church, Sewickley.

The Christian clerics also said the misrepresentation of Ayub's credentials in promotional posters suggest a "sinister" motive on the preacher's part, those organising talks featuring the latter, or the media that sought to highlight the "false" credentials without verification.

"We call on the organisers immediately to correct the grave error to which they have contributed and the utterly false impression that has been given about the speaker.