Rt Rev. G. Porter Taylor. Bishop of Western North Carolina.

Rt. Rev. G. Porter Taylor.
Bishop of Western North Carolina.

G. Porter Taylor
Bishop of Western North Carolina
900B Center Park Drive
Ashville, NC 28805
Voice:
Fax:828-225-6656
bishop@diocesewnc.org
http://www.diocesewnc.org
Email address for the diocese: bishop@diocesewnc.org

Province: 4

Succession #999:
Pending consents, to be consecrated Sept. 18 in the Asheville Civic Center
Born: 9/1/50 at Rock Hill SC

Education:
72 UNC Chapel Hill
74 USouthCar, MA
83 Emory, PhD
93 USo MDiv

Ordained deacon: 6/93 Ordained priest: 4/94
Marriage: 5/13/72. Children: . Spouse: Jo Marie

Assignment when elected: St. Gregory, Athens, GA R Size of parish: 4

Service on interim bodies in 2006-2009 triennium: Standing Commission on Lifelong Christian Education and Formation

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:
14,488 communicants in 2001, rank: 47 out of 100
226 communicants per congregation in 2001, rank: 48 out of 100
Median congregation: 144.12
Average congregation: 153.91
Number of congregations with 1,000+: 3
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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
ne03Consented to the consecration of Gene Robinson as Bishop of New Hampshire
ne03Voted to Endorse Certain Historic Anglican Doctrines and Policies -- Bishop Ackerman's resolution at GC 2003

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