 In 1995, some parishes which had formerly been part of the AEC, primarily in the eastern states and the Pacific Northwest, withdrew from the ACA and formed the Anglican Province of America under the leadership of Bishop Walter Grundorf.The Traditional Anglican Communion had been seeking unity with the Roman Catholic Church while still retaining aspects of its Anglican heritage.In 2007, in Portsmouth, England, all TAC bishops present accepted the ministry of the Bishop of Rome and the "Cathechism of the Catholic Church" and requested a means of establishing full communion.