Clarence Pope
Clarence Cullam Pope (born October 26, 1929 in Shreveport , Louisiana , † January 8, 2012 in Baton Rouge , Louisiana) was an Anglican Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America .
Life
Clarence Pope was established in June 1954 to the deacon ordained and received in May 1955, the priestly ordination . He was the rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Baton Rouge. He was elected Bishop of Fort Worth on September 14, 1984 and ordained bishop in 1985 by John Maury Allin , Stanley Hamilton Atkins and James Barrow Brown . In 1994 he resigned from office and announced his transfer to the Roman Catholic Church ; a short time later in 1995 it was revoked.
On August 6, 2007, he and his wife finally joined the Roman Catholic Church .
He had been married since October 1, 1957 and had two children.
Web links
- Biography of Bishop Pope ( Memento of August 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Mary Frances Schjønberg: Former diocesan bishop Clarence Pope Announces return to Roman Catholic Church ( Memento of 12 June 2011 at the Internet Archive ), The Episcopal Church, August 7, 2007
- ^ Former Episcopalian Bishop Pope, twice a convert, dead at 81 , catholicculture, January 10, 2012
- ^ Former Episcopal Bishop Clarence Pope, Jr. Dead at 81 ( January 14, 2012 memento on the Internet Archive ), Catholic Online, January 10, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pope, Clarence |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pope, Clarence Cullam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Bishop of the Episcopal Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shreveport |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 2012 |
| Place of death | Baton Rouge |