Burroughs, Nelson. Ohio


Died on December 21, 1998

#494 ((no email))
Thu, 12 Jul 1899 12:28:39 EDT

Nelson Burroughs
Retired Bishop of Ohio
Franconia Village #225
7 River Woods Dr
Exeter, NH, 03833

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Province: 5

#494 consecrated in 1949
Ret Bp of O 68-.
Born: 7/12/1899, Bridgeport CT

Wesl BA 22, DD 42. Berk STB 25, STD 50. Ken DD 49.
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Ordained deacon: 5/25, Priest: 12/25
Marriage: 28 Dec 38 Ann Bywater Cluett c4.

Assignment when elected: Size of Parish. Rank of size: .

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

Law on homosexuality in NH: +

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:
N/A communicants in 1995, Rank: N/A
communicants in 1996. Rank:

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

Voting Record
79 Voted "Not appropriate to ordain."
79 "*" means signed to dissent from the vote not to ordain.
88 Signed the General Synod Resolution (C of E).
90 Voted to Disassociate from the Diocese of Newark.
91 Signed the conservative "Irenaeus Resolution."
91 Voted for the Frey resolution (via Howe).
0 94 Signed the Province 7 Statement
0 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.
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.
97 Voted to endorse the Kuala Lumpur Statement
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