Rt Rev. James Mathes. Bishop of San Diego.

Rt. Rev. James Mathes.
Bishop of San Diego.

James Mathes
Bishop of San Diego
2728 - 6th Av
San Diego, CA 92103
Voice: 1619-291-5947
Fax: 1619-291-8362
jmathes@edsd.org
http://www.sandiego.anglican.org
Email address for the diocese: see_sandiego@n2.net

Province: 8

Elected on third ballot, 11/13/2004
Succession #:1002
Consecrated on March 5, 2005
Born: 8/15/1959 at

Education:
82 U.Sou
91 VTS MDiv

Phi Beta Kappa

Ordained deacon: 6/1991 Ordained priest: 3/1992
Marriage: 8/15/1981 . Children: . Spouse: Teresa

Assignment when elected: Canon to the Ordinary, Diocese of Chicago Size of parish: n/a

Service on interim bodies in 2006-2009 triennium: Standing Commission on Domestic Mission and Evangelism

Law on homosexuality in CA +

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:
18,685 communicants in 2001, rank: 35 out of 100
359 communicants per congregation in 2001, rank: 11 out of 100
Median congregation: 190.63
Average congregation: 291.33
Number of congregations with 1,000+: 4
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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 03Consented to the consecration of Gene Robinson as Bishop of New Hampshire
ne 03Voted to Endorse Certain Historic Anglican Doctrines and Policies -- Bishop Ackerman's resolution at GC 2003

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