#914 ()
Thu, 25 Jul 1950 12:28:39 EDT
Rt. Rev. John Lipscomb
Retired Bishop of Southwest Florida
7313 Merchant Court
Sarasota, FL 34340
941-556-0315
http://www.dioceseswfla.org/
Email address for the diocese: jnothum@dioceseswfla.org
Province: 4
#914 consecrated in 1995
Bp SwFla 97-.
Born: 7/25/1950, Arlington VA
U NC BA 73. U So MDiv 74. GTF DMin 86.
Earned Doctorate. .
Ordained deacon: 6/74, Priest: 3/75
Marriage: 28 Dec 68 Marcia Hinton Mason c2.
Assignment when elected: Good Shepherd, Lake Charles, LA. R. Size
of Parish. 7 Rank of size: .29
Service on interim bodies in 2006-2009 triennium: Court of Review for the Trial of a Bishop
Law on homosexuality in FL: 2
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:
27,452 communicants in 1995, Rank: 16
27,452 communicants in 1996. Rank: 17
Median Congregation: 357
Average Congregation: 331
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 |
| 1 | 97 | Voted to endorse the Kuala Lumpur Statement |
| 0 | 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 | 03 | Says will consent to NH election http://www.dioceseswfla.org/ezine/bishoponrobinson.htm |
| 0 | 03 | Consented to the consecration of Gene Robinson as Bishop of New Hampshire |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03 | Threatened to re-align the Anglican Communion in re sponse to the consecration of Gene Robinson as Bishop of New Hampshire and the approval of blessing life-long, monagamous same-sex commitments |
| 1 | 03 | Voted to Endorse Certain Historic Anglican Doctrines and Policies -- Bishop Ackerman's resolution at GC 2003 |
| 1 | 03 | Signed statement read by Bishop David Bena objecting at the consecration of the Bishop of New Hampshire |
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