Rt Rev. Stephen Lane. Bishop of Maine.

Rt. Rev. Stephen Lane.
Bishop of Maine.

Stephen Lane
Bishop of Maine
143 State Street
Portland, ME 4101
Voice: 1207-772-1953
Fax: 1207-773-0095
slane@episcopalmaine.org
http://www.diomaine.org
Email address for the diocese: diomaine@diomaine.org

Province: 1

Elected Bishop-Coadjutor on the first ballot on October 27, 2007
Succession #: 1028
Consecrated at the cathedral in Portland, ME on Saturday, May 3rd. Became the ordinary on 9/13/2008

Born: 6/9/1949 at NY

Education:
71 Rochester
78 CRDS MDiv

Ordained deacon: 10/1978 Ordained priest: 5/1979
Marriage: 7/10/1976 . Children: 3 . Spouse: Gretchen

Assignment when elected: Canon to the Ordinary in Rochester Size of parish: n/a

Law on homosexuality in ME +

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:
11,716 communicants in 2001, rank: 63 out of 100
178 communicants per congregation in 2001, rank: 75 out of 100
Median congregation: 118.75
Average congregation: 141.86
Number of congregations with 1,000+: 1
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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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