rfg14ny@aol.com
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Province: 2
#758 consecrated in 1981
Bp of NY 89-01. Retired in June 2001
Born: 11/29/1932, Bemidji MN
Carl BA 55. Nash MDiv 59, STM 71, DD 82. Fell CP 70. GTS DD 89.
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Ordained deacon: 6/59, Priest: 12/59
Marriage: 25 Nov 61 Joan Dunwody Atkinson c4. Divorced. Remarried in
2004 to the Rev. Anne Richards
Assignment when elected: Non-parochial. Bishop of Kansas, 81-; St.
Michae's and All Angels, Mission Kansas. Size of Parish. n/a
Rank of size: .n/a
Current interim body membership: The General Theological Seminary of the
Episcopal Church; The Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget
and Finance
Legislative committee at the 97 General Convention: Ecumenical
Relations.
Law on homosexuality in NY: +
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:
39,684 communicants in 1995, Rank: 08
39,834 communicants in 1996. Rank: 8
Median Congregation: 155
Average Congregation: 188
Number of congregations with 1,000+ members: 6
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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 |
| ne | 79 | Voted "Not appropriate to ordain." |
| 79 | "*" means signed to dissent from the vote not to ordain. | |
| 0 | 88 | Signed the General Synod Resolution (C of E). |
| 0 | 90 | Voted to Disassociate from the Diocese of Newark. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 1 | 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 | 01 | Signed a statement supporting Bishop Jane Dixon regarding her actions in Accokeek |
| abstained | 03 | Voted to Endorse Certain Historic Anglican Doctrines and Policies -- Bishop Ackerman's resolution at GC 2003 |
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