Rt. Rev. William Choi
Retired Collegial Bishop
8105 232 Street, SE
Woodinville, WA 98072
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Province: 8
#WJ06 consecrated in 1974
Ret Bp of Pusan
Born: 4/26/1930, Umsong Korea
S Mich-Korea AB 54. S Fran-Australia THL 64. Rikkyo U-Japan MA 72.
Concordia Sem 73-74. CDSP 83-84.
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Ordained deacon: 3/54, Priest: 10/56
Marriage: 16 Jul 80 Catherine Misao Kagami c1.
Assignment when elected: Size of Parish. Rank of size: .
Current interim body membership:
Legislative committee at the 97 General Convention:
Law on homosexuality in WA: +
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 |
| 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). | |
| 94 | Signed the Province 7 Statement | |
| 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. | |
| 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 |