Charlton, Gordon. Texas

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Thu, 23 Sep 1923 12:28:39 EDT

Gordon Charlton
Retired Bishop Suffragan of Texas
652 Counselors Way
Williamsburg, VA, 23185

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Province: 7

#770 consecrated in 1982
Ret Suffr Bp of Tex 89-.
Born: 9/23/1923, San Antonio TX

U TX BA 44. VTS BD 49, DD 74. U So DD 88. ETSSw DHL 90.
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Ordained deacon: 7/49, Priest: 1/50
Marriage: 23 Dec 48 Landon Cutler Crump (dec) c3.

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

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

Law on homosexuality in VA: 4

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:
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Number of congregations with 1,000+ members:

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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.
88 Signed the General Synod Resolution (C of E).
1 90 Voted to Disassociate from the Diocese of Newark.
91 Signed the conservative "Irenaeus Resolution."
1 91 Voted for the Frey resolution (via Howe).
1 94 Signed the Province 7 Statement
0 94 Signed Bishop Spong's Statement of Koinonia
1 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
1 98 Signed "Declaration" to disassociate from Bishop Spong's Call for a New Reformation
0 00 Voted for Blessing of Same-Gender Unions to be added to Book of Occasional Services (8th resolve to D039)
0 00 Recognizing and affirming fidelity in relationships outside (D039)
12002 Signed Complaint to Bishop William Smalley (Kansas) who planned to bless unions other than marriage
103Signed Truro Statement Threatening 'Re-Alignment' if GC Consents to NH election or drafts liturgy for same-sex Blessings
1 03Voted to Endorse Certain Historic Anglican Doctrines and Policies -- Bishop Ackerman's resolution at GC 2003