iding ▁bishop ▁and ▁three ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes . ▁Both ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes , ▁and ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁have ▁subsequently ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁of ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁Another ▁regional ▁association ▁facil it ating ▁increased ▁dialog ue ▁and ▁fellow ship ▁opportun ities ▁is ▁Common ▁C ause ▁App al ach ia , ▁to ▁which ▁some ▁continu ing ▁Ang lic an ▁churches ▁in ▁Georgia , ▁Kentucky , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁Tennessee ▁belong . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁one ▁Cont inu ing ▁Ang lic an ▁church ▁body , ▁the ▁Trad itional ▁Ang lic an ▁Comm union ▁( TAC ), ▁made ▁a ▁formal ▁proposal ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁for ▁ad mission ▁into ▁" full ▁corpor ate ▁and ▁sacr amental ▁union " ▁with ▁that ▁church ▁in ▁a ▁manner ▁that ▁would ▁permit ▁the ▁ret ention ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁Ang lic an ▁her itage . ▁The ▁V at ican ▁announced , ▁on ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁giving ▁serious ▁consideration ▁to ▁appe als ▁received ▁from ▁various ▁Ang lic an ▁groups ▁seeking ▁union ▁with ▁itself , ▁obser ving ▁that ▁" the ▁situation ▁within ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Comm union ▁in ▁general ▁has ▁become ▁marked ly ▁more ▁complex ". ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Cong reg ation ▁for ▁the ▁Do ctrine ▁of ▁the ▁Fa ith ▁announced ▁Pope