attorney asserted that the letters showed that the teenage girl actively tried to cover up her relationship with John, leaving Charles Bennison unaware of the situation and therefore unable to take appropriate action. On September 24, 2009, the Court for the Trial of a Bishop denied the motion for a new trial. Following the denial of a new trial, Bennison then pursued his appeal to the Court of Review for the Trial of a Bishop, which heard his case in Wilmington, Delaware on May 4, 2010. The basis for the appeal was a statute of limitation provision that had been in effect before a Presentment charge had ever been filed against Bishop Bennison. While Bishop Bennison's attorney had repeatedly raised the matter of the limitation statute, the earlier trial court had declined to rule on the issue for unexplained reasons. On August 4, 2010, the Court of Review reversed the trial court's decision, and Bennison shortly afterward returned as Bishop of Pennsylvania. On September 21, 2010, however, the House of Bishops adopted a strongly worded yet nonbinding resolution urging Bennison to resign. On October 9, 2012, Bennison announced his retirement as Bishop of Pennsylvania as of December 31, 2012. On January 12, 2013, Clifton Daniel was elected provisional bishop for a period of two years or until a new diocesan bishop was chosen; Daniel G. P. Gutierrez was elected to the position in July 2016. Publications Bennison, Charles E. In Praise of Congregations: Leadership in the Local Church Today''. 1998. Notes References External links Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Cathedral 1943 births Living people Clergy from Minneapolis Episcopal Divinity School faculty Harvard Divinity School alumni Lawrence University alumni Union Theological Seminary (New York City) alumni Episcopal bishops of Pennsylvania