Epting, Christopher.
Retired Bishop of Iowa, Interim Dean of Trinity Cathedral in Davenport

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Christopher Epting
Former Bishop of Iowa (Until April 2001), then TEC's Bishop for Ecumenical Relations; now Interim Dean of Trinity Cathedral in Davenport, IA
121 W. 12th Street
Davenport, IA 52803-5227

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Province: 6

#830 consecrated in 1988
Bp of Ia 89-00, Bp for Ecumenical Relations, 01-.
Born: 11/26/1946, Greenville SC

U FL BA. SWTS MDiv. GTS STM, DD.
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Ordained deacon: 4/72, Priest: 11/72
Marriage: 12 Apr 69 Pamela Flagg (deceased) c2. To The Rev. Susanne Watson, 2001.

Assignment when elected: St. Mark's Cocoa, FL. R. Size of Parish. 5
Rank of size: .37

Service on interim bodies in 2006-2009 triennium: Standing Commission on Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations

Law on homosexuality in IA: +

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:
8,739 communicants in 1995, Rank: 69
8,489 communicants in 1996. Rank: 70

Median Congregation: 88
Average Congregation: 126
Number of congregations with 1,000+ members: 2

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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."
0 79 "*" means signed to dissent from the vote not to ordain.
0 88 Signed the General Synod Resolution (C of E).
1 90 Voted to Disassociate from the Diocese of Newark.
0 91 Signed the conservative "Irenaeus Resolution."
0 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.
0 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.
0 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
0 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 03Voted to Endorse Certain Historic Anglican Doctrines and Policies -- Bishop Ackerman's resolution at GC 2003