Williams, Jr., Arthur. Ohio

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Thu, 25 Jun 1935 12:28:39 EDT

Arthur Williams, Jr.
Retired Bishop Suffragan of Ohio
25530 Edgecliff Drive
Euclid, OH 44132


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Province: 5

#812 consecrated in 1986
Suffr Bp of O 86-02. Interim Director of Ethnic Ministries of ECUSA, 2003-
Born: 6/25/1935, Providence RI

Br AB 57. GTS STB 64, DD 87. U MI MA 74.
. . Ivy League Graduate

Ordained deacon: 6/64, Priest: 3/65
Marriage: 27 Jul 85 Lynette Rhodes.

Assignment when elected: Non-parochial. Archdeacon of Ohio Size of
Parish. Rank of size: .n/a

Current interim body membership: The Joint Standing Committee on
Planning & Arrangements
Legislative committee at the 97 General Convention: Consecration of
Bishops. Prayer Book and Liturgy

Law on homosexuality in OH: +

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.
0 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."
0 91 Voted for the Frey resolution (via Howe).
0 94 Signed the Province 7 Statement
0 94 Signed Bishop Spong's Statement of Koinonia
0 95 Signed the Presentment Against Walter Righter.
95 Signed the "Mea Culpa too" statement in support of Bp. Righter.
0 95 "Signed Peter Lee's compromise of the C004sa
1 95 Voted for C004sa to empower women's ministries in all Sees.
96 Signed letter condemning all gays as promiscuous as Penthouse said.
0 97 Voted to endorse the Kuala Lumpur Statement
1 97 Voted to insist on women's ministries in every diocese.
97 Voted to oppose homosexuality at Lambeth
98 Signed "Declaration" to disassociate from Bishop Spong's Call for a New Reformation
1 98 Signed A Pastoral Statement to Lesbian and Gay Anglicans from Some Member Bishops of the Lambeth Conference
0 00 Voted for Blessing of Same-Gender Unions to be added to Book of Occasional Services (8th resolve to D039)
1 00 Recognizing and affirming fidelity in relationships outside (D039)
0 03Voted to Endorse Certain Historic Anglican Doctrines and Policies -- Bishop Ackerman's resolution at GC 2003

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