Parsons, Donald. Quincy

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Thu, 28 Mar 1922 12:28:39 EDT

Donald Parsons
Retired Bishop of Quincy
6901 N. Galena Road, #111
Peoria IL 61614

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#691 consecrated in 1973
Ret Bp of Q 88-.
Born: 3/28/1922, Philadelphia PA

Tem BA 43. PDS ThB 46, ThM 48, ThD 52.
Earned Doctorate. .

Ordained deacon: 2/46, Priest: 10/46
Marriage: 17 Sep 55 Mary Russell c3.

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

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

Law on homosexuality in IL: +

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:

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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
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).
1 90 Voted to Disassociate from the Diocese of Newark.
91 Signed the conservative "Irenaeus Resolution."
1 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.
1 95 "Signed Peter Lee's compromise of the C004sa
0 95 Voted for C004sa to empower women's ministries in all Sees.
1 96 Signed letter condemning all gays as promiscuous as Penthouse said.
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 00 Recognizing and affirming fidelity in relationships outside (D039)
103Signed statement read by Bishop David Bena objecting at the consecration of the Bishop of New Hampshire

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