▁Independent ▁Church ▁as ▁co - con sec r ator . ▁Although ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁third ▁bishop ▁particip ating ▁in ▁D oren ' s ▁consec r ation , ▁Mark ▁Pa e ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁of ▁Korea ▁sent ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁consent ▁instead . ▁This ▁development ▁left ▁the ▁new ▁group ▁open ▁to ▁charges ▁of ▁viol ating ▁the ▁custom s ▁of ▁apost ol ic ▁succession , ▁in ▁which ▁three ▁b ish ops ▁custom arily ▁are ▁present . ▁ ▁The ▁newly ▁consec r ated ▁D oren ▁then ▁joined ▁with ▁Ch amb ers ▁and ▁P agt ak han ▁in ▁consec rating ▁as ▁b ish ops ▁James ▁Or in ▁M ote , ▁Robert ▁S . ▁Mor se , ▁and ▁Francis ▁W atter son . ▁W atter son ▁left ▁the ▁movement ▁shortly ▁after ward ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁priest . ▁ ▁Early ▁f ract ures ▁During ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁rat ifying ▁the ▁new ▁church ' s ▁constitution , ▁disput es ▁developed ▁which ▁split ▁its ▁dioc eses ▁into ▁two ▁American ▁churches ▁and ▁a ▁separate ▁Canadian ▁church . ▁These ▁were ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁led ▁by ▁M ote , ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Christ ▁the ▁King ▁( now ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Province ▁of ▁Christ ▁the ▁King ) ▁led ▁by ▁Mor se , ▁and ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁of ▁Canada . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁D oren ▁and ▁others ▁left ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁to ▁found ▁the ▁United ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁in ▁opposition ▁to