Gosnell, Harold C.. West Texas

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Thu, 17 Jul 1908 12:28:39 EDT

Died July 18, 1999

Harold C. Gosnell
Retired Bishop of West Texas
One Towers Park Ln #901
San Antonio, TX, 78209

Voice:
Fax:
http://www.WestTexasOnLine.org/
Province: 7

#633 consecrated in 1968
Ret Bp of WTex 77-.
Born: 7/17/1908, Syracuse NY

Syr BA 30. ETS 33. U So DD 56.
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Ordained deacon: 4/33, Priest: 11/33
Marriage: 29 Aug 32 Marjorie O Adams c2.

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

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

Law on homosexuality in TX: 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:
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).
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
98 Signed "Declaration" to disassociate from Bishop Spong's Call for a New Reformation