People and Places Archives - The Living Church https://livingchurch.org/category/people-and-places/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:15:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://livingchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-TLC_lamb-logo_min-1.png People and Places Archives - The Living Church https://livingchurch.org/category/people-and-places/ 32 32 Bishop Richard F. Grein (1932-2024) https://livingchurch.org/people-and-places/obituaries/bishop-richard-f-grein-1932-2024/ https://livingchurch.org/people-and-places/obituaries/bishop-richard-f-grein-1932-2024/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:02:49 +0000 https://livingchurch.org/?p=82796 The Rt. Rev. Richard F. Grein, who served as Bishop of Kansas for seven years before being elected as Bishop of New York, died October 8 at 91.

Grein was a native of Bemidji, Minnesota. He was an alumnus of Carleton College and Nashotah House Theological Seminary, where he earned a Master of Divinity and a Master of Sacred Theology. He was ordained deacon and priest in 1959, and taught pastoral theology at Nashotah House in 1973-74.

Grein served at parishes in Minnesota and Kansas before his election as seventh Bishop of Kansas in 1981. “Bishop Richard Grein has left a lasting legacy through his theological preaching and teaching, revivification of the diaconate, and establishment of women’s ordination in the Diocese of Kansas,” said Cathleen Bascom, 10th Bishop of Kansas. “He continued and deepened the spiritual practices that keep [the diocese] tethered close to the heart of God. He will be deeply missed and fondly remembered.”

During his seven years as Bishop of New York, Grein joined in ecumenical gatherings with Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold and Eastern Orthodox leaders, and was chairman of the House of Bishops’ Commission on Pastoral Letters. He was a contributor to the books On Being a Bishop and Anglican Theology and Pastoral Care. He was bishop visitor to the Community of the Holy Spirit, the Community of St. Mary, and the Order of the Holy Cross.

In 2001, the Rev. Janet Kraft sued Grein in federal court for wrongful dismissal. She sought $6.8 million in damages. Grein settled with Kraft in 2004 for what she told The New York Times was “several hundred thousand dollars, but not a million.”

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People & Places, October 16 https://livingchurch.org/people-and-places/transitions/people-places-october-16/ https://livingchurch.org/people-and-places/transitions/people-places-october-16/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:23:39 +0000 https://livingchurch.org/?p=82695 This column is from the September 15 edition of TLC.

Appointments

The Rev. Anne Abdy is priest in charge of Holy Cross, Wilmington, N.C.

The Rev. Carolyne Adhimabo Adhola is priest in charge of St. Mary Magdalene, Silver Spring, Md.

The Rev. Conor M. Alexander is rector of St. Mary’s, Wayne, Pa.

The Rev. Marianne Allison is interim rector of St. John the Baptist, Portland, Ore.

The Rev. Michael Anderson is rector of St. Columba’s, Camarillo, Calif.

The Rev. Lloyd Anthony is interim priest at St. George’s, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, N.Y.

The Rev. Dr. Rudolph Anthony is rector of Grace, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y.

The Rev. Dr. Stephen Applegate is rector of Trinity, Toledo, Ohio.

The Rev. J. Cameron Ayers is priest in charge of St. Francis, San Francisco.

The Rev. Maria-Teresa Bautista-Berrios is curate of Trinity, Houston.

The Rev. Edwin Beckham is rector of St. Mark’s, Islip, N.Y.

The Rev. Ed Beaudreau is priest in charge of St. David’s-on-the-Hill, Cranston, R.I.

The Rev. David Beresford is interim rector of Messiah, Lower Gwynedd, Pa.

The Rev. Phil Bjornberg is priest in charge of St. Mark’s Chapel, Storrs, Conn.

The Rev. Thomas Blake is priest in charge of Trinity, Branford, Conn.

The Rev. Kate Bradsen is rector of St. Stephen’s, Aurora, Colo.

The Rev. Katie Bradshaw is rector of Emmanuel, Athens, Ga.

The Rev. Charissa Bradstreet is priest in charge of Trinity, Excelsior, Minn.

The Rev. Anne Bridgers is interim rector of St. Alban’s, Hickory, N.C.

The Rev. Shawn Carty is priest in charge of Ascension, Twin Falls, Idaho.

The Rev. Dr. Mary Ellen D. Cassini is associate rector of St. Joseph’s, Boynton Beach, Fla.

The Rev. Scott Claassen is interim rector of St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley, Los Olivos, Calif.

The Rev. David Cobb is interim rector of St. Mark’s, Locust Street, Philadelphia.

The Rev. Lisa Biersch Cole is priest in charge of Trinity, Sonoma, Calif.

The Rev. Dan Collier is parish priest at Trinity, Milford, Mass.

The Rev. David Collins is priest in residence at All Souls, Miami Beach, Fla.

The Rev. Zoe Cordes Selbin is curate of St. Mark’s, Austin, Texas.

The Rev. Canon Susana Coronado is vicar of St. Andrew’s, Glendale, Ariz.

The Rev. Dr. Lisa Corry is rector of Grace, Kirkwood, Mo.

The Rev. Garron Daniels is rector of the Parish of Alton (St. Paul’s and Trinity Chapel), Alton, Ill.

The Rev. Christine Day is interim rector of St. Matthew’s, Liverpool, N.Y.

The Rev. Jed Dearing is rector of Trinity, Columbus, Ohio.

The Rev. Camie Dewey is priest in charge of St. Mark’s, Casper, Wyo.

Michelle Dibblee is the Diocese of Washington’s interim missioner for equity and justice.

The Rev. Doyle Dietz-Allen is priest in charge of St. Peter’s-by-the-Sea, Bayshore, N.Y.

The Rev. Margarette Dimanche is priest in charge of Good Shepherd, Bronx, N.Y.

The Rev. Canon Bill Dunn is priest in charge of Trinity, Redlands, Calif.

The Rev. Philip Ellsworth is rector of Good Samaritan, Paoli, Pa.

The Rev. Michael Farnell is curate of St. Peter’s, Brenham, Texas.

The Rev. Paul Frolick is rector of St. Andrew’s, Ann Arbor, Mich.

The Rev. Carol Gadsden and the Rev. Wilk Miller are co-pastors of St. John’s, Essex, Conn.

The Rev. Ruth Anne Garcia is priest in charge of St. James, Kent, Wash.The Rev. Bill Garrison is interim priest at St. Andrew’s, Fullerton, Calif.

The Rev. Dr. Marjorie Gerbracht is priest in charge of Transfiguration, Derry, N.H.

The Rev. Stephen Gerth is supply priest at Iona-Hope, Fort Myers, Fla.

The Rev. Dr. Michael Giansiracusa is priest in charge of St. Gabriel’s, Philadelphia.

The Rev. Keith Giblin is assisting clergy at St. Mark’s, Beaumont, Texas.

The Rev. Tori Gilliand is curate at Episcopal High School, Houston.

The Rev. Mark Goodman is priest in charge of the Episcopal Church in Lincoln County (St. Matthias’, Carizozo; St. Anne’s, Glencoe; Holy Mount, Ruidoso), N.M.

The Rev. Charles Graves IV is rector of Christ Church, Shaker Heights, Ohio.

The Rev. Katrina Grusell is interim rector of St. Andrew’s, Glenwood, and St. Paul’s, Poplar Springs, Md.

The Rev. Misael Pacheco Guevara is curate of San Pablo/St. Paul’s, Houston.

The Rev. Alicia Hager is rector of Emmanuel, Hastings, Mich.

The Rev. Leslie Hague is rector of St. Matthew’s, Pennington, N.J.

The Rev. Paul Hamilton is interim rector of St. James, Oneonta, N.Y.

The Rev. Elise Hanley is rector of the Cobh & Glanmire Union of Parishes, Ball Curran, Cork, Ireland.

The Rev. Bill Harkins is interim priest in charge of Holy Family, Jasper, Ga.

The Rev. Jessica Harmon is assistant rector at St. Mark’s, Little Rock, Ark.

The Rev. Canon Kate Harrigan is interim priest at St. Luke’s, Mechanicsburg, Pa.

The Rev. Allen Hill is rector of Holy Comforter, Tallahassee, Fla.

The Rev. Canon Lauren Holder is rector of St. Martin’s in-the-Field, Severna Park, Md.

The Rev. Fran Holliday is interim rector of St. Charles, St. Charles, Ill.

The Rev. Suzanne Hollifield is deacon in charge of All Saints’, Crockett, Texas.

The Rev. Kris Holmes is parish deacon at St. Gabriel’s, Marion, Mass.

The Rev. Anna Horen is interim rector of St. Andrew’s, Denver.

The Rev. Leslie Ferguson Horvath is rector of Good Shepherd, Greer, S.C.

The Rev. Rod Hurst is rector of Christ Church of the Ascension, Paradise Valley, Ariz.

The Rev. Joanne Izzo is priest in charge of St. Mary’s, Classon Avenue, Brooklyn.

The Rev. Dr. Deborah Jackson is associate dean of formation and recruitment at Church Divinity School of the Pacific.

The Rev. Dr. Kathy Kelly is priest in charge of Nativity, Lewiston, Idaho.

The Rev. R. Kevin Kelly is interim rector of the Collegiate Church of St. Paul the Apostle, Savannah, Ga.

The Rev. Matthew Kemp is rector of St. John’s-Redeemer, Centralia, Ill.

The Rev. Lisa Keppeler is missioner at Incarnation, Morrisville, Pa.

The Rev. Dave Killeen is priest in residence at St. Thomas’, Whitemarsh, Pa.

The Rev. Mary Howard King is priest in charge of St. John’s, Aberdeen, Miss.

The Rev. William Knudson is rector of St. Andrew’s, Ojai, Calif.

The Rev. Paul Kolbet is priest in charge of St. Peter’s, Weston, Mass.

The Rev. Kelly Koonce is interim associate vicar at St. Julian of Norwich, Round Rock, Texas.

The Rev. Stephanie Kopsch is interim rector of St. Barnabas, Denver.

The Rev. Derek Larson is rector of St. Peter’s, Plant City, Fla.

The Rev. Arthur Lee is interim rector of Holy Trinity, Gainesville, Fla.

The Rev. Dr. Robert Lewis is a canon of St. John’s Cathedral, Albuquerque, N.M.

The Rev. Matthew Lindeman is rector of Trinity, Southport, Conn.

The Rev. Eliza Linley is interim pastor of St. John the Baptist, Aptos, Calif.

The Rev. Sutton Lowe is curate at St. John the Divine, Houston.

The Rev. Carole Luther is long-term supply priest at St. Patrick’s, Kenwood, Calif.

The Rev. Grey Maggiano is rector of Nativity, Raleigh, N.C.

The Rev. Kate Malin is rector of Heavenly Rest, New York.

The Rev. Meghan Mantler is deacon in charge of Nativity, Northborough, Mass.

The Rev. Weston Mathews is priest in charge of St. Francis,’ Great Falls, Va.

The Rev. Mary Alice Mathison is rector of Redeemer, Mobile, Ala.

The Rev. Dr. Jane Maynard is interim priest at St. Paul’s, Bremerton, Wash.

The Rev. Faith Mbuthia is curate at Grace, New Bedford, and St. Peter’s, Dartmouth, Mass.

The Rev. Christopher McAbee is associate rector for parish life at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Jackson, Miss.

The Rev. James McDonald is rector of St. John’s, Fort Smith, Ark.

The Rev. Mike McElwee is rector of Christ Church, La Crosse, Wis.

The Rev. Renee McKenzie is priest in charge of Calvary St. Augustine’s, Philadelphia.

The Rev. David McIntosh is priest in charge of Christ Church, Quaker Farms, Conn.

The Rev. Jonathan McManus-Dail is associate rector at Good Shepherd, Austin, Texas.

The Rev. Dr. Robert Moses is priest in charge of Christ the King, Lakeland, Fla.

The Rev. Peter Munson is interim rector of St. John the Baptist, Breckinridge, Colo.

The Rev. Alan C. Murchie is priest in charge of St. Thomas’s, New Haven, Conn.

The Rev. Meghan Murphy-Gill is interim rector of St. John’s, Chicago.

The Rev. Canon Jonathan Myers is priest in charge of St. Stephen’s, Spokane, Wash.

The Rev. Maggie Nancarrow is rector of St. Paul’s, Duluth, Minn.

The Rev. Brandon Nee is curate of St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Pro-Cathedral, Brooklyn, N.Y.

The Rev. Pauline Wanjiru Nijiru is priest in charge of Grace Chapel, Brockton, Mass.

The Rev. Ted Olson is priest in charge of St. Mark’s, Millsboro, Del.

The Rev. Shadrack Owuor is priest in charge of Grace, Port Huron, Mich.

The Rev. Karen Pettit is deacon in charge of Christ Church, Mexia, Texas.

The Rev. Chris S. Phillips is rector of Redeemer, Bethesda, Md.

The Rev. Jerry Phillips is interim rector of St. Augustine’s, Metairie, La.

The Rev. Matthew Scott Phillips is curate of Christ Church, Whitefish Bay, Wis.

The Rev. Elizabeth Popplewell is rector of St. Luke’s, Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The Rev. Christopher Powell is interim rector of St. Peter’s, Oxford, Miss.

The Rev. Darrel Proffitt is interim rector of All Saints, Omaha, Neb.

The Rev. Neil Raman is priest in charge of Grace, Haddonfield, N.J.

The Rev. Mike Reardon is vicar of Advocate, Asheville, N.C.

The Very Rev. Jason Roberson is provost of Trinity Cathedral, Miami.

The Rev. Caleb Roberts is rector of St. Mary’s, El Dorado, Ark.

The Rev. John Roberts is rector of Transfiguration, Bat Cave, N.C.

The Rev. Rebecca Roberts is rector of St. Peter’s, Cazenovia, N.Y.

The Rev. Christopher Rogers is rector of St. Matthew’s, Saint Paul, Minn.

The Very Rev. Casey Rohleder is assistant interim dean of the Bishop Kemper School for Ministry, Topeka, Kan.

The Rev. Nick Roosevelt is interim rector of St. Mark’s, Palo Alto, Calif.

The Rev. Salvador Ros is priest in charge of St. Alban’s, New Brunswick, N.J.

The Rev. David Rose is rector of Emmanuel, Harrisonburg, Va.

The Rev. Matthew Rowe is rector of Emmanuel, San Angelo, Texas.

The Rev. Michael Ruk is interim priest in charge of Christ Church, Ridley Park, Pa.

The Rev. Richard Schaal is interim rector of Christ Church, Binghamton, N.Y.

The Rev. Karl Schaffenburg is parish priest of Incarnation, West Point, Miss.

The Rev. Janine Schenone is rector of St. John’s, Boulder, Colo.

The Rev. Karen Schlabach is youth and young adult missioner in the Diocese of Kansas.

Chad Senuta is director of communications for the Diocese of Kansas.

The Rev. Christopher Sigamoney is long-term supply priest at St. Thomas’, Bellemore, N.Y.

The Rev. Ashton Sims is priest in charge of St. Martin of Tours, Chattanooga, Tenn.

The Rev. Wes Smedley is interim rector of St. Paul & the Redeemer, Chicago.

The Rev. H. Gregory Smith is interim priest at St. Timothy’s, Roxborough, Philadelphia.

The Rev. Karen LaJoy Smith is interim rector of St. Matthew’s, Parker, Colo.

The Rev. Z. Mark Smith is rector of St. Andrew’s, Leonardtown, Md.

The Rev. Leslie Nunez Steffensen is priest associate at St. Alban’s, Davidson, N.C.

The Rev. Dr. Pamela Stevens is clergy in charge of St. Peter’s, Redwood City, Calif.

The Rev. James Strader-Sasser is interim rector of Prince of Peace, Gettysburg, Pa.

The Rev. Robert Strenth is rector of St. Matthew’s, Orlando, Fla.

The Rev. Anthony Suggs-Perea is curate of St. Luke’s on the Lake, Austin, Texas.

George Swenson is the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire’s youth formation and safe church coordinator.

The Rev. Mandy Taylor-Montoya is rector of St. James, Taos, N.M.

The Rev. Peter Tepper is rector of St. Peter the Fisherman, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.

The Rev. Joanne Tetrault is director of pastoral care ministries for St. John Lutheran Church, Linthicum, Md.

The Rev. Melvin Truiett is priest in charge of St. James, Baltimore.

The Rev. Beth Turner is rector of St. Alban’s, Bexley, Ohio.

The Rev. Karen Tuttle is priest in charge of All Saints, Storm Lake, and St. Alban’s, Spirit Lake, Iowa.

The Rev. Aaron Twait is priest in charge of Christ Church, Red Wing, Minn.

The Rev. Frans Van Santen is priest in charge of Grace, Ocala, Fla.

The Rev. Craig Vance is interim priest at St. Francis, Willow Glen, San Jose, Calif.

The Rev. Alyse Viggiano is rector of St. Andrew’s Church, Arlington, Va.

The Rev. Matthew Wahlgren is rector of St. Timothy’s, Perrysburg, Ohio.

The Rev. Cameron Walker is curate of St. John’s, Lattingtown, N.Y.

The Rev. Sean Wallace is interim priest in charge of St. George’s, Hempstead, N.Y.

The Rev. Robert Wetherington is rector of St. Mary’s, Asheville, N.C.

The Rev. Dena Bearl Whalen is interim rector of Holy Spirit, Mars Hill, N.C.

The Rev. Elizabeth Hartwell Wheatley-Jones is rector of Trinity, Bend, Ore.

The Rev. Suzanne Wille is rector of All Saints’, Chicago.

The Rev. Nathan Wilson is rector of St. Anne’s, Tifton, Ga.

The Rev. Ray Wilson is interim rector of St. Stephen’s, Houston.

The Rev. Keith Winton is rector of St. Andrew’s, Omaha, Neb.

The Rev. Kevin E. Wittmayer is interim rector of Trinity, Marshall, Texas.

The Rev. Lisa Work is rector of Christ Memorial, Danville, Pa.

The Rev. Carrie Wright is rector of St. Stephen’s, Brewton, Ala.

Ordinations

Diaconate

Easton: Joanne FisherKelsey SpikerJessica StehleMichael Valliant

Great Lakes: Jonathan Barrett LeeAnne Marie Holwerda Warner

Northern California: Jay Richard Elmquist (East Region missioner, Diocese of Iowa), Emily Rainone Hyberg (curate, St. Stephen’s, Sebastapol)

Southern Virginia: Marie Kirk-ClunanKeith JoseyDaniel TovenAnne Zobel

Virginia: Rebecca CaseyReginald Lamont HayesCaroline Greer Mitchell

Priesthood

Arizona: Carsten Michael Seiler (vicar, St. Alban’s, Wickenburg), Lucian Berry Taylor III (priest in charge, St. Mark’s, Mesa)

Florida: Teri Calinao (curate, St. Mary’s, Green Cove Springs)

Iowa: Jacob Deng Aleer

New Hampshire: Joseph Underwood Rose (vicar, St. John the Evangelist, Dunbarton)

Northern California: Mark George Dibelka (priest in charge, St. Barnabas, Mount Shasta)

South Carolina: Eric Bash (curate, St. John’s, Johns Island)

Reception

Arizona: Henry Orth (from the Roman Catholic Church)

Retirements

The Rev. Beto Arciniega as the Episcopal Church in Western Oregon’s missioner for emerging communities and as associate rector of St. Michael & All Angels, Portland.

The Rev. Michael Carney as vicar of St. Elizabeth’s, Whiterocks, and Church of the Holy Spirit, Randlett, Utah

The Rev. Robert Childers as rector of Good Shepherd, Lookout Mountain, Tenn.

The Rev. Dale Coleman as rector of St. Andrew’s, Carbondale, and St. James, Marion, Ill.

The Rev. Christopher Garcia as rector of Christ Church, Port Republic, Md.

The Rev. Terry Gleeson as associate rector of Good Shepherd, Austin, Texas

The Rev. Jerry Keucher as rector of St. Mary’s, Classon Avenue, Brooklyn

The Rev. Bill Richter as rector of Good Shepherd, Kingwood, Texas

The Rev. Jaime Sanders as vicar of Christ Church, St. Helen’s, Ore.

The Rev. Frank St. Amour as rector of St. Paul’s, Kent Parish, Chestertown, Md.

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Mullin, Shepherd, and Stanley https://livingchurch.org/people-and-places/obituaries/mullin-shepherd-and-stanley/ https://livingchurch.org/people-and-places/obituaries/mullin-shepherd-and-stanley/#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2024 09:32:32 +0000 https://livingchurch.org/?p=82503 Robert Bruce Mullin, Ph.D., a prominent historian of the Episcopal Church, died July 11 at 70. In the early 2000s, Mullin Bruce provided historical testimony for the chancellor’s office of the Episcopal Church amid the church’s many court cases involving property disputes. He was later appointed historiographer of the Episcopal Church (2012-22).

Mullin was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby Mountainside. He majored in history at the College of William & Mary, then earned a master of arts in religion at Yale Divinity School and a Ph.D. in religion from Yale University. His doctoral dissertation became his first book, Episcopal Vision/American Reality: High Church Theology and Social Thought in Evangelical America (Yale, 1986).

He taught at North Carolina State University in Raleigh from 1985 to 1998, and became a full professor. From 1998 to 2014 he taught at General Theological Seminary, where he was the Society for the Promotion of Religion and Learning Professor of History and World Mission, Professor of Modern Anglican Studies, and served as subdean of academic affairs. He was a committed ecumenist and a board member of the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church.

He is survived by his wife, Judith Walker Mullin; a sister; a daughter; and two grandsons.

The Rev. Thomas C. Shepherd, who helped form a ministry among ex-prisoners and their families, died July 19 at 86.

He was born in Toledo, Ohio, and was a graduate of the University of Toledo and Bexley Hall Seminary. He was ordained deacon and priest in 1963.

He worked as a parish priest in Ohio, taught at Trinity-Pawling School in New York, and then taught at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School in Rome. He returned to parish ministry in Walden, N.Y. While serving at Christ Church in Harwich Port, Massachusetts, he helped found Friends of Prisoners. When he retired in 2000, the program had helped 1,000 ex-offenders.

In his retirement years, he was active in Integrity and in Sons of the American Revolution.

He is survived by a brother, a niece, and a nephew. A funeral Eucharist will be livestreamed from All Saints Episcopal Church, Ft. Lauderdale, in early fall.

The Rev. Mary Luck Stanley, who in 2020 became co-rector of Old St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Baltimore, died July 3 at age 60.

“She was a faithful presence who didn’t need the limelight, but deserved it,” Bishop Carrie Schofield-Broadbent said. “Old St. Paul’s is a totally new parish today and thrived under her and her husband, Mark, who is co-rector.”

Old St. Paul’s, founded in 1692, is known as the Mother Church of Baltimore. “We cherish people so they’ll know they’re cherished by God,” she told The Baltimore Sun in 2017. “We’re trying to bring a spirit of love to this part of downtown Baltimore.”

She was born in Houston and grew up in Dallas, and was an alumnus of Texas A&M University and Church Divinity School of the Pacific.

Stanley was one of the authors of Grace in the Rearview Mirror: Four Women Priests on Brokenness, Belonging, and the Beauty of God (Wipf & Stock, 2023).

She is survived by her husband, a brother, and two grown children.

Other Deaths

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Bishop Jack Leo Iker (1949-2024) https://livingchurch.org/news/news-episcopal-church/bishop-jack-leo-iker-1949-2024/ https://livingchurch.org/news/news-episcopal-church/bishop-jack-leo-iker-1949-2024/#respond Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:14:18 +0000 https://livingchurch.org/?p=82472 Bishop Jack Leo Iker, who led the majority of parishes and people in his diocese into what became the Anglican Church of North America, died October 5 at 75. Iker had beat back lymphoma five years ago, but the cancer returned and metastasized this summer, and he entered hospice care.

Iker, a native of Cincinnati, served as rector of Church of the Redeemer in Sarasota, Florida, before his election as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Forth Worth.

Iker was consecrated bishop coadjutor in 1993 and became the diocese’s third bishop in January 1995. Iker was beloved among conservatives, and some called him “the lion of Forth Worth.” Among those who remained loyal to the Episcopal Church, he was often depicted in a villainous light, and became the subject of lawsuits involving church property.

After the majority left the Episcopal Church in 2008, what remained of the Diocese of Fort Worth first renamed itself the Episcopal Church in North Texas and later became the North Region of the Diocese of Texas.

“I am the most sued Anglican bishop in all of North America,” Iker told journalist Mary Ann Mueller in 2010.

The Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of Iker’s diocese in December 2019. The case involved $100 million in church properties. Five churches loyal to the Episcopal Church appealed to the Supreme Court, which declined to hear the case.

Bishop Jack Iker stands with Bishop Bishop Fanuel Magangani, when the Bishop of Northern Malawi completed his Doctor of Ministry degree at Nashotah House Theological Seminary.

“Throughout that whole period of what looked at the time, in 2018 and 2019, to be a terminal battle of cancer, he never stopped being a leader and a guide,” the Rev. Canon Joel Hampton told Marissa Greene of the Fort Worth Report. “For a lot of us, he was the embodiment of what it means to be courageous and steadfast.”

Iker formed a close friendship with Bishop Fanuel Magangani of Northern Malawi, who mourned for him in a Facebook post.

“I first met Bishop Iker in July 1996 when he visited the Diocese of Northern Malawi alongside 13 dedicated members. That time I was a youth member aspiring to become a priest. That visit marked the dawn of a transformative partnership between our Diocese and the Diocese of Fort Worth. It was not merely a connection across vast distances; it was the beginning of a journey that would strengthen our ministry and enhance our collective mission,” Bishop Magangani wrote.

“His unwavering dedication to Christ and his fellow believers exemplified true leadership and servanthood. As we mourn the loss of an incredible leader, let us remember the incredible gift of community he bestowed upon us. We are forever grateful for the spiritual and pastoral foundations he laid. Bishop Iker will remain in our hearts, a guiding light leading us to continue the work he so passionately championed.”

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People & Places, September 25 https://livingchurch.org/people-and-places/transitions/people-places-september-25/ https://livingchurch.org/people-and-places/transitions/people-places-september-25/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:35:07 +0000 https://livingchurch.org/?p=81970 This is the second of two columns from the August 18 edition of TLC.

Appointments

The Rev. Sharon Alexander is shared priest for Trinity, Pharr, and St. Matthew’s, Edinburg, Texas.

The Rev. Christian Paul Basel is rector of St. Mark’s, Cheyenne, Wyo.

The Rev. Gregory Bezilla is priest locum tenens at St. Mary’s, Goochland, Va.

The Rev. Natalie Blasco is rector of St. Peter’s, Jacksonville, Fla.

The Rev. Erik Broeren is rector of St. Augustine’s, Benton Harbor, and St. Paul’s, St. Joseph, Mich.

The Rev. Monica Burkert-Brist is the Diocese of Wisconsin’s Region C missioner.

The Rev. Corrie Cabes is rector of St. Mary’s, Jasper, Ala.

Mr. Mauricio Chenlo is executive director of the Episcopal Farmworker Ministry, Dunn, N.C.

The Rev. Portia Corbin is the Diocese of Wisconsin’s Region B missioner.

The Very Rev. Paul Anthony Daniels is dean of Bloy House, Los Angeles.

The Rev. Chris Decatur is head chaplain and upper school chaplain at the Oregon Episcopal School, Portland.

The Rev. Paul Evans is chaplain at St. Christopher’s School, Richmond, Va.

The Rev. Kimberly L. Fox is the Diocese of North Dakota’s missioner for reconciliation, creation care, and congregational ministry development, Fargo.

The Rev. Katie Gould chaplain of St. Francis Episcopal School, Houston.

The Rev. Sarah Hoch is the Episcopal Church in Minnesota’s interim missioner for formation and holy orders.

Dr. Elizabeth M. Human is head of school at The St. Michael School of Clayton, Mo.

The Rev. Kimberly A. Knight is rector of St. Patrick’s, St. Johns, Fla.

Dr. Kyle Lambelet is Virginia Seminary’s associate professor of ethics and director of the St. Nicholas Center for Faith and Justice.

The Rev. Brent Melton is priest in charge of Grace and Holy Trinity, Richmond, Va.

The Rev. Christina Miller is priest associate for community and spirituality at St. Andrew’s, Encinitas, Calif.

Ms. Diana Moreland is director of Christian formation at Emmanuel, Virginia Beach, Va.

The Rev. Altagracia Pérez-Bullard, Ph.D., is associate dean of multicultural ministries at Virginia Theological Seminary.

The Rev. Patrick Raymond is interim rector of Emmanuel, Mercer Island, Wash.

The Rev. Josh Rodriguez-Hobbs is rector of Epiphany, Odenton, Md.

Ms. Christine Saunders is head of school at St. Michael’s Episcopal Day School, Carmichael, Calif.

The Rev. Deacon Bob Scott is dean of the Diocese of Northern California’s Russian River Deanery.

The Rev. George Sherrill is rector of Trinity, Roslyn, N.Y.

The Rev. Joseph Smith is dean of the Diocese of South Carolina’s West Charleston Deanery.

The Rev. Dawn Stary is rector of St. Ignatius, Antioch, Ill.

The Rev. James Stewart is rector of St. Alban’s, Worland, Wyo.

The Rev. Audrey Sutton is rector of St. Barnabas, Deland, Fla.

The Rev. Joseph D. Thompson, Ph.D., is head librarian at Virginia Theological Seminary.

The Rev. Dr. Kevin Vandiver is Virginia Seminary’s Martha Horne Visiting Professor for the 2024-25 academic year.

The Rev. Dan A. Wagner is rector of St. Michael’s, Easley, S.C.

The Rev. Kate E. Wesch is parochial vicar of Epiphany, Seattle.

Retirements

Dr. Mitzi Budde as head librarian and the Arthur Carl Lichtenberger Chair for Theological Research at Virginia Theological Seminary.

The Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas as missioner for creation care in the Diocese of Western Massachusetts.

The Rev. Roy Hills as priest in charge of St. James-Santee, McClellanville, S.C.

The Rev. Dr. Christopher A. Johnson as rector of All Saints’, Pontiac, Mich.

The Rev. Leslie Nesin as priest in charge of St. Thomas’ in Winn, Maine.

The Rev. Dr. Marci Pounders as parish priest at St. John the Apostle, Pottsboro, Texas.

The Rev. Dr. Thomas Sinnott as vicar of La Sagrada Familia de Jesus, Kennedyville, Md.

Ms. Sandra Stevenson as the Episcopal Church in Minnesota’s missioner for systems and data

The Rev. Anne West as priest in charge of Grace Church, Stanardsville, and Piedmont Church, Madison, Va.

Deconsecrations-Closures

St. Paul’s, Maryville, Mo.

Trinity Church, Saugerties, N.Y.

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