Thomas Gordon (bishop)
Thomas E. Gordon is the sixth Presiding Bishop[2] of the Orthodox Anglican Church and Metropolitan Archbishop[3] of the Orthodox Anglican Communion. On November 16, 2014, Creighton Jones announced his retirement and nominated Gordon, then his suffragan, to be his successor. Gordon became Metropolitan on April 18, 2015.
Thomas E. Gordon | |
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Metropolitan Archbishop | |
Archbishop Thomas E Gordon of the Orthodox Anglican Church | |
Church | Orthodox Anglican Communion |
See | Orthodox Anglican Church |
In office | 18 April 2015 to present |
Predecessor | Creighton Jones |
Orders | |
Consecration | 22, July 2012[1] by T. Creighton Jones, Jacob A. Welbourne, George D. Stenhouse |
Personal details | |
Born | Williamsport, Pennsylvania |
Gordon is the son of a Presbyterian minister and a Christian school teacher, was born and raised in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. His previous appointments in the Orthodox Anglican Church include Rector and organizing minister of St. Philip the Evangelist Anglican Church[4] in Charlotte, North Carolina, as well as Canon to the Ordinary, Suffragan Bishop, and Bishop Coadjutor.
He is a graduate of St. Andrew's Theological College and Seminary, and is married to Janet Gordon. They have three sons.
References
External links
- Thomas Gordon
- Orthodox Anglican Church website
- Orthodox Anglican Communion website
- St. Andrew's Theological College & Seminary website