The top leader of the Anglican Church in North America has been suspended from ministry after facing allegations of sexual and other misconduct.

The suspension of Archbishop Stephen Wood took effect Sunday and was announced Monday by the new dean and acting leader of the denomination, who took office after his predecessor resigned over the weekend in yet another upheaval in the denomination's hierarchy. The ACNA was formed in 2009 by conservatives who split from the U.S. Episcopal Church and its Canadian counterpart over liberalizing trends in those churches.

Wood's suspension, approved by other senior bishops, doesn't imply guilt or innocence of any charges against Wood, said Bishop Julian Dobbs, the ACNA's new dean.

A minister can be suspended when “it is determined to be in the best

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