Patterson, Donis. Dallas

Died 2/3/2006

#776 ()
Thu, 27 Apr 1930 12:28:39 EDT

Donis Patterson
Retired Bishop of Dallas
266 Detmar Drive
Winter Park, FL, 32789

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Province: 7

#776 consecrated in 1983
Ret Bp of Dal 92-. Asstg Bp of CGC 93-97.
Born: 4/27/1930, Holmesville OH

OH ST U BS 52. ETS MDiv 57. Nash DD 84. U So DD 86.
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Ordained deacon: 6/57, Priest: 12/57
Marriage: 22 Dec 51 JoAnne Nida 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 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:
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
ne 79 Voted "Not appropriate to ordain."
79 "*" means signed to dissent from the vote not to ordain.
1 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.
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
1 98 Signed "Declaration" to disassociate from Bishop Spong's Call for a New Reformation