Otis Charles

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Edgar Otis Charles (born April 24, 1926 in Norristown , Pennsylvania , † December 26, 2013 in San Francisco , California ) was Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah until his retirement .

He spent his childhood in New Jersey ; his first job as a priest was in Connecticut . Between 1968 and 1982 he was a member of the Standing Liturgical Commission, which was responsible for developing the 1979 edition of the Book of Common Prayer . In 1971 he was elected Bishop of Utah and consecrated by John Elbridge Hines and Richard S. Watson and Joseph Warren Hutchens . He was active in the peace movement and opposed Nevada and Utah being selected as the launch sites for the LGM-118 Peacekeepers . In the House of BishopsCharles chaired the Prayer Book Committee and was a member of the Bishops' Committee on Racism. In 1985 Charles became dean of the Episcopal Divinity School . Charles demonstrated significant academic achievements, with two doctorates ( Doctor of Divinity and Doctor of Sacred Theology ).

After he retired in 1993, Charles came out and publicly stated that he was gay . He was the first Christian bishop to ever take this step. He lived with his partner in San Francisco until his death in July 2013 , where he was co-founder of the Oasis Commission .

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  1. ↑ USA: First openly homosexual bishop died
  2. ↑ The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Religious Archives Network ( Memento of the original from February 6, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lgbtran.org
  3. ^ In Memoriam: Felipe Sanchez-Paris
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SURNAME Charles, Otis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Charles, Edgar Otis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American Anglican bishop
DATE OF BIRTH April 24, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Norristown, Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH December 26, 2013
Place of death San Francisco