Rt. Rev. William Wantland
Assisting Bishop of Fort Worth and Retired Bishop of Eau Claire
Telephone:
Fax:
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Province: 5
#750 consecrated in 1980
Bp of Eau 80-99. Assisting Bp. Fort Worth 07-.
Born: 4/14/1934, Edmond OK
U HI BA 57. OK City U LLB 64, JD 67. Geneva TS DRel 76. Nash DD 83. SWTS
DD 83.
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Ordained deacon: 5/63, Priest: 7/70
Marriage: 10 Jun 54 c3.
Assignment when elected: St. Johns, Oklahoma City. R. Size of
Parish. 1 Rank of size: .70
Current interim body membership:
Legislative committee at the 97 General Convention: Constitution
Law on homosexuality in WI: +
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:
1,851 communicants in 1995, Rank: 97
1,994 communicants in 1996. Rank: 95
Median Congregation: 67
Average Congregation: 69
Number of congregations with 1,000+ members: 1
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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 | 88 | Signed the General Synod Resolution (C of E). |
| 1 | 90 | Voted to Disassociate from the Diocese of Newark. |
| 1 | 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. |
| 1 | 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) |
| 1 | 2002 | Signed Complaint to Bishop William Smalley (Kansas) who planned to bless unions other than marriage |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Participated in the AAC Summit which pledged to Punish TEC for consents to NH and for acknowledging blessings of gay relationships |
| 1 | 03 | Signed statement read by Bishop David Bena objecting at the consecration of the Bishop of New Hampshire |
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