Episcopal Statements and Pastoral Letters Regarding
General Convention's Consent to the Consecration of V. Gene Robinson
Below are links to statements and pastoral letters from ECUSA bishops
regarding the Robinson consent. The listing is alphabetical by diocese. If you
know of others I've missed, please send links to jasongreen@applelinks.net
- The Rt. Rev. Henry Parsley, Alabama
Pastoral Letter http://www.dioala.org/docs/pastoralletter.pdf
Statement
http://www.dioala.org/docs/apostleaugust.pdf
Please
note: Both the above files are PDF's
- The Rt. Rev. Daniel Herzog, Albany
http://albany.anglican.org/documents/pastoral/generalconvention2003.html
June 13
http://www.albanyepiscopaldiocese.org/equipping/newsitems/pdupdate-07.html
August 8
- The Rt. Rev. Robert Reed Shahan, Arizona
http://www.episcopal-az.org/teachingaugust2003.html
- The Rt. Rev. Larry Maze, Arkansas
Pre-Convention
Reflection
Pastoral Letter
- The Rt. Rev. J. Neil Alexander, Atlanta
http://atlanta.anglican.org/DioLog/pastoralletter8803.htm
- The Rt. Rev. William Swing, California
In
English
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Espaņol
- The Rt. Rev. John Howe, Central Florida
http://centralflorida.anglican.org/news/pastoral.htm
Pastoral Letter
http://www.cfdiocese.org/gencon/debriefing.htmGeneral
Convention Debriefing - August 17
- The Rt. Rev. Phillip Duncan, Central Gulf Coast
http://www.diocgc.org/GeneralConvention/PastoralLetter080803.html
- The Rt. Rev. Michael Creighton, Central Pennsylvania
http://www.diocesecpa.org/pl.html
- The Rt. Rev. William Persell, Chicago
http://chicago.anglican.org/News/ViewArticle.cfm?ArticleID=321
Letter, August 8,2003
http://chicago.anglican.org/News/ViewArticle.cfm?ArticleID=320
Statement, August 6,2003
- The Rt. Rev. William Winterrowd, Colorado
http://www.coloradodiocese.org/News/bishoppastoral20030808.html
- Joint Statement from the Bishops of the Diocese of Connecticut
http://www.ctdiocese.org/pub/letter.pdf
Note:PDF
- The Rt. Rev. James Stanton, Dallas
http://www.bishop.jmstanton.com/Pastoral_Dallas.htm
Statement - August 7
http://www.christchurchplano.org/home/documents/bishop.html
Pastoral Letter- August 10
- The Rt. Rev. Clifton Daniel, East Carolina
http://www.diocese-eastcarolina.org/
Note:
scroll down for the statement.
- The Rt. Rev. Charles vonRosenberg, East Tennessee
http://www.etdiocese.net/sermons/2003/pastoral-letter-080603.htm
- The Rt. Rev. Ed Leidel, Eastern Michigan
http://eastmich.org/Letter8-8-03.htm
- The Rt. Rev. James Shand, Easton
http://www.dioceseofeaston.org/Shand%20print%20version.pdf
- The Rt. Rev. Richard Shimpfky, El Camino Real
www.ecrweb.org/page/page/673003.htm
- The Rt. Rev. Stephen Jecko, Florida
http://www.diocesefl.org/html/news_events/bmail/bmail_8_6_03.html
August 6
http://florida.anglican.org/html/news_events/generalconvention2003folder/generalconvention2003.htm
Later Statements and Pastoral Letter of August 11
- The Rt. Rev. Jack Iker, Fort Worth
http://www.fwepiscopal.org/pastoral.html
- The Rt. Rev. Henry Louttit
http://www.georgia.anglican.org/images/5publications.pdfs/August2003ciga.pdf
Note:
This link is to a PDF of the diocesan newsletter. Bishop Louttit's statements
are found on page two.
- The Rt. Rev. Harry Bainbridge, Idaho
Forwarded by The Rev.
Brian Thom
- The Rt. Rev. Catherine Waynick, Indianapolis
http://www.indydiocese.org/convention/daily_updates/general_convention_bishop_cate.htm
- The Rt. Rev. Alan Scarfe, Iowa
http://www.iowaepiscopal.org/bishop.html
- The Rt. Rev. Stacy Sauls, Lexington
http://www.diolex.org/Sauls%20Speaks/Pastoral%20Letter%20030815.htm
- The Rt. Rev. Jon Bruno, Los Angeles
http://ladiocese.org/
- The Rt. Rev. Charles Jenkins, Louisiana
http://www.edola.org/convention2003/CEJ_Convention_Statement.pdf
Note:
This file is a PDF document.
- The Rt. Rev. Chilton Knudsen, Maine
http://maine.anglican.org/genconstatements.htm
Note:
This page also contains the text of The Most Rev. Frank Griswold's statement
of August 6, 2003
Prayerful Reflection
by Bishop Chilton Knudsen to the Clergy of Maine
- The Rt. Rev. Robert Ihloff, Maryland
Pastoral
Letter
- Joint Statement from the Bishops of the Diocese of Massachusetts
http://www.diomass.org/content/content.cfm?bc=1&m=web&cu_id=1353&scapid=254&ref=1345
- The Rev. Steven Miller, Bishop-Elect of the Diocese of Milwaukee, and the
Diocese's General Convention Deputation
http://www.stchristopherswi.org/pastoral_letter.htm
- The Rt. Rev. Duncan Gray, III, Mississippi
http://www.dioms.org/DMG.html
- The Rt. Rev. George Smith, Missouri
http://missouri.anglican.org/page14.htm
- The Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Nevada
http://www.stpaulssparks.org/GENCONVENTION03/Schori.html
- The Rt. Rev. David Joslin, Assisting Bishop of New Jersey
http://www.newjersey.anglican.org/bishop.html
The
Rev. George Councell, Bishop-Elect of New Jersey
Letter
- The Rt. Rev. Mark Sisk, New York
http://www.dioceseny.org/index.cfm?Action=News.ViewAnnouncementDetails&NewsID=D87E2A629BD007314F8EAFC04ACF5037&returnURL=index%2Ecfm%3F
- The Rt. Rev. Michael Curry, North Carolina
http://www.episdionc.com/bishops.htm#statement
- The Rt. Rev. Jerry Lamb, Northern California
http://www.dncweb.org/gencon/bishlet.htm
- The Rt. Rev. Edward Little, Northern Indiana
http://www.ednin.org/PastoralLettertothDiocese.htm
- The Rt. Rev. Wallis Ohl, Northwest Texas
http://www.nwt.org/pastoralongc2003.htm
- The Rt. Rev. J. Clark Grew, Ohio
http://ohio.anglican.org/bishops/grew.html
- The Rt. Rev. Robert Moody, Oklahoma
http://www.episcopaloklahoma.org/cgi-win/dpm.dll?ft=e&ef=welcome.htm&pageid=1
- The Rt. Rev. Robert Ladehoff, Oregon
Statement
Joint Letter with
Bishop-elect Johncy Itty
- The Rt. Rev. Robert Duncan, Pittsburgh
http://www.pgh.anglican.org/clientImages/25239/postelectionstatementduncan.pdf
Statement - August 7
http://www.pgh.anglican.org/clientImages/25239/sermon8_10_03.pdf
Sermon - August 10
Note: PDF files
- The Rt. Rev. Jack McKelvey, Rochester
http://www.rochesterepiscopaldiocese.org/GENERALCONVENTION/EventDetails.asp?EventID=18
- The Rt. Rev. Keith Ackerman, Quincy
http://www.quincy.anglican.org/pastoral-letter-2003-08-10.html
Pastoral Letter - August 10
http://www.quincy.anglican.org/thank-you-2003-08-12.html
Thank You Message - August 12
- The Rt. Rev. Terence Kelshaw, Rio Grande
http://www.americananglican.org/News/News.cfm?ID=663&c=21
- The Rt. Rev. Gethin Hughes, San Diego (scroll to bottom of page)
Reflections from General Convention -
dated August 8
Statement after
General Convention - not dated
- The Rt. Rev. John-David Schofield, San Joaquin
http://www.americananglican.org/News/News.cfm?ID=666&c=21
- The Rt. Rev. Edward Salmon and The Rt. Rev. William Skilton, South
Carolina
http://www.holycross.net/letter1.htm
- The Rt. Rev. Creighton Robertson, South Dakota
http://www.diocesesd.org/general_convention_vote.htm
- The Rt. Rev. Leo Frade, Southeast Florida
http://diosef.org/newhampshire.html
- The Rt. Rev. Herbert Thompson, Jr., Southern Ohio
http://www.episcopal-dso.org/pages/808.htm
- The Rt. Rev. David Bane, Southern Virginia
http://southernvirginia.anglican.org/cross/jul03/abletter.htm#report
- The Rt. Rev. John Lipscomb, Southwest Florida
http://www.dioceseswfla.org/ezine/aug5pastoralletter.htm
- The Rt. Rev. Neff Powell, Southwestern Virginia
http://www.dioswva.org/dated/2003_gc_bishop.asp
- The Rt. Rev. Bertram Herlong, Tennessee
http://www.episcopaldiocese-tn.org/doc/page.asp?id=36
- The Rt. Rev. Don Wimberly, Texas
http://www.epicenter.org/general.shtm
- The Rt. Rev. Dorsey Henderson, Upper South Carolina
http://uppersouthcarolina.anglican.org/GeneralConvention/Transfiguration.shtml
- The Rt. Rev. Carolyn Tanner Irish, Utah
Pre-Convention Statement
Pastoral Letter
- The Rt. Rev. Peter Lee, Virginia
http://thediocese.net/pastoral_letter.html
- The Rt. Rev. John Chayne, Washington
July
24, 2003
June
9, 2003
Pastoral
Letter, August 11
- The Rt. Rev. Don Johnson, West Tennessee
Pastoral Letter, August
5th
Address,
August 10
Address, August
13
- The Rt. Rev. James Folts and The Rt. Rev. Robert Hibbs, West Texas
http://www.council-dwtx.org/GenConv/from_our_bishops.htm
- The Rt. Rev. W. Michie Klusmeyer, West Virginia
http://www.wvdiocese.org/bishop/bindex.php
- The Rt. Rev. James Adams, Western Kansas
http://www.americananglican.org/News/News.cfm?ID=672&c=21
- The Rt. Rev. D. Bruce McPherson, Western Louisiana
http://westernlouisiana.anglican.org/pastoralletter.htm
- The Rt. Rev. J. Michael Garrison, Western New York
http://www.episcopalwny.org/newsreleases.html
Note:
Statements relating to General Convention 2003 are at the top of the page.
- The Rt. Rev. Thomas Ely, Vermont
http://www.dioceseofvermont.org/Elyletters/Elyletters03/GCReport.html
- The Rt. Rev. Bruce Caldwell, Wyoming
http://www.wydiocese.org/bruce.htm
Last updated 3 September 2003