Rt. Rev. John H. Smith
Retired Bishop of West Virginia
1 Algonquin Lane
Brunswick, ME 04011
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Province: 3
#841 consecrated in 1989
Bp of WVa 89-99.
Born: 9/11/1939, Panama City RP
Cor AB 61. GTS STB 64, DD 90. Hartford Sem DMin 80. VTS DD 90.
Earned Doctorate. . Ivy League Graduate
Ordained deacon: 6/64, Priest: 6/65
Marriage: 30 May 64 Victoria Wainright Dawley c3.
Assignment when elected: Trinity. Rutland, VT. R. Size of Parish.
3 Rank of size: .55
Current interim body membership: The Standing Commission on Ministry
Development (Provincial Reps.)
Legislative committee at the 97 General Convention: Church in Small
Communities.
Law on homosexuality in WV: +
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:
8,440 communicants in 1995, Rank: 70
7,788 communicants in 1996. Rank: 72
Median Congregation: 91
Average Congregation: 99
Number of congregations with 1,000+ members: 2
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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." |
| ne | 79 | "*" means signed to dissent from the vote not to ordain. |
| ne | 88 | Signed the General Synod Resolution (C of E). |
| 1 | 90 | Voted to Disassociate from the Diocese of Newark. |
| 0 | 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 |
| 0 | 95 | Signed the Presentment Against Walter Righter. |
| 0 | 95 | Signed the "Mea Culpa too" statement in support of Bp. Righter. |
| 1 | 95 | "Signed Peter Lee's compromise of the C004sa |
| 1 | 95 | Voted for C004sa to empower women's ministries in all Sees. |
| 0 | 96 | Signed letter condemning all gays as promiscuous as Penthouse said. |
| 0 | 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 |