Episcopal Church in South Carolina the schism, leaving the continuing Episcopal Church in South Carolina without a cathedral. In November 2015, the annual diocesan convention designated Grace Church in Charleston as the new diocesan cathedral, Grace Church Cathedral. The newly-chosen cathedral has been selected to host the annual diocesan convention in November 2016. Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry visited the diocese in April 2016, and preached during a service at the new cathedral. The Very Reverend Robert Willis, Dean of Canterbury Cathedral in England, was also in attendance to present a Canterbury cross, and to celebrate "the newest cathedral in the Anglican Communion, which,
The Reverend "president". Externally, in ecumenical settings, "The Reverend" is sometimes used. In some countries, including the United States, the title "Pastor" (such as "Pastor Smith" in more formal address or "Pastor John" in less formal) is often used in many nondenominational Christian traditions rather than "The Reverend" or "Reverend". Virtually all Japanese Buddhist traditions, especially Jodo Shinshu, which have carried over to the West style priests as "the Reverend" rather than "the Venerable", the religious style often used by Chinese and Tibetan Buddhists. This was a practice borrowed from Christianity and has been in use since the early 20th century. Most