Borsch, Frederick. Los Angeles, Retired

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Thu, 13 Sep 1935 12:28:39 EDT

Frederick Borsch
Retired Bishop of Los Angeles
240 S. 4th
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Voice: 1213-482-2040 x 236
Fax:1213-482-5304
fhborsch@earthlink.net
http://ladiocese.org/

#828 consecrated in 1988
Bp of Los 88-01. Retired on December 1, 2001
Born: 9/13/1935, Chicago IL

Pr AB 57. Oxf AB 59, MA 63. GTS STB (cl) 60, DD 88. Birmingham U Engl
PhD 66. SWTS DD 78. CDSP STD 81. Berk STD 85.
Earned Doctorate. . Ivy League Graduate

Ordained deacon: 6/60, Priest: 12/60
Marriage: 25 Jun 60 Barbara Edgeley Sampson c3.

Assignment when elected: Nonparochial. Princeton U. Chapel Dean.
Professor. Size of Parish. n/a Rank of size: .n/a

Current interim body membership:
Legislative committee at the 97 General Convention:

Law on homosexuality in CA: +

Law:
'+' = No sodomy law
1 = Sodomy is a felony for lbs & straights
2 = Sodomy is a misdemeanor for lbgs & straights
3 = Sodomy is a felony, but only for lbgs
4 = Sodomy is a misdemeanor, but only for lbgs

Statistics for Diocesan bishops:
51,027 communicants in 1995, Rank: 03
50,909 communicants in 1996. Rank: 3

Median Congregation: 223
Average Congregation: 338
Number of congregations with 1,000+ members: 8

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How votedYrThe Issue
1=Yes
0=No
blank=not known
ne=Not eligible
99 e.g. Actions in green are votes that if 'yes' are favorable to lesbigays
Actions in red are votes that if 'yes' are unfavorable to lesbigays
Actions in black are votes that are neutral to lesbigays

Voting Record
ne 79 Voted "Not appropriate to ordain."
* 79 "*" means signed to dissent from the vote not to ordain.
0 88 Signed the General Synod Resolution (C of E).
0 90 Voted to Disassociate from the Diocese of Newark.
91 Signed the conservative "Irenaeus Resolution."
0 91 Voted for the Frey resolution (via Howe).
0 94 Signed the Province 7 Statement
1 94 Signed Bishop Spong's Statement of Koinonia
0 95 Signed the Presentment Against Walter Righter.
95 Signed the "Mea Culpa too" statement in support of Bp. Righter.
0 95 "Signed Peter Lee's compromise of the C004sa
1 95 Voted for C004sa to empower women's ministries in all Sees.
96 Signed letter condemning all gays as promiscuous as Penthouse said.
0 97 Voted to endorse the Kuala Lumpur Statement
1 97 Voted to insist on women's ministries in every diocese.
97 Voted to oppose homosexuality at Lambeth
98 Signed "Declaration" to disassociate from Bishop Spong's Call for a New Reformation
1 98 Signed A Pastoral Statement to Lesbian and Gay Anglicans from Some Member Bishops of the Lambeth Conference
1 00 Voted for Blessing of Same-Gender Unions to be added to Book of Occasional Services (8th resolve to D039)
1 00 Recognizing and affirming fidelity in relationships outside (D039)
1 00 Signed the Religious Declaration on Sexual Morality, Justice and Healing
1 01 Signed a statement supporting Bishop Jane Dixon regarding her actions in Accokeek
abstained 03Voted to Endorse Certain Historic Anglican Doctrines and Policies -- Bishop Ackerman's resolution at GC 2003

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