Province: 5
Succession #: 811
To be consecrated in 1986
Bp of WNY 87-00. Assistant Bp of Ohio 2003-.
Born: 11/15/32 at Oil City PA
Education:
55 Ohio
60 VTS BD
Ordained deacon: 6/60 Ordained priest: 12/60
Marriage: 6/30/62 . Children: 3 .
Spouse: Nancy
Assignment when elected: Trinity Toledo. R. Size of parish: 2
Law on homosexuality in OH +
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
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| How voted | Yr | The Issue |
|---|---|---|
| 1=Yes 0=Noblank=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 |
| NA | 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). |
| 94 | Signed the Province 7 Statement | |
| 1 | 94 | Signed Bishop Spong's Statement of Koinonia |
| 95 | Signed the Presentment Against Walter Righter. | |
| 95 | Signed the "Mea Culpa too" statement in support of Bp. Righter. | |
| 95 | "Signed Peter Lee's compromise of the C004sa | |
| 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 | 01 | Signed a statement supporting Bishop Jane Dixon regarding her actions in Accokeek |
| 02 | Signed Complaint to Bishop William Smalley (Kansas) who planned to bless unions other than marriage |