Via Apostolica was a missionary district in the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA), comprising a small number of parishes in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan.
[3][4] The ACNA official website noticed on 5 September 2021, that due to an ongoing investigation on bishop Todd Atkinson, amidst allegations of misconduct, he will be taking a leave of absence.
[7] In July 2022, an ACNA board of inquiry unanimously determined that "probable cause and reasonable grounds" to present Atkinson for trial for four violations of Canon IV.2.4, which prohibits bishops from "[c]onduct giving just cause for scandal or offense, including the abuse of ecclesiastical power.
[11] On October 6, 2022, Via Apostolica's Bishop's Council announced that all of the missionary district's congregations "have begun official steps of discernment for a new ecclesial home and episcopal oversight" within the ACNA.
[12] By fall of 2023, the remaining Via congregations in Calgary, Caronport, Langley, and Lethbridge had applied and joined ANiC,[13][14][15][16][17] with all but one changing their name to disassoicate with the Via Apostolica moniker.