James M. Adams Jr.
The Right Reverend James M. Adams Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Western Kansas | |
 Jim Adams in 2016 | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Western Kansas |
| Elected | October 2001 |
| In office | 2002–2010 |
| Predecessor | Vernon E. Strickland |
| Successor | Michael Pierce Milliken |
| Previous post(s) | Rector of Shepherd of the Hills, Lecanto, Florida Rector of Trinity Episcopal, El Dorado, Kansas |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 1, 1980 |
| Consecration | March 16, 2002 by William E. Smalley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 9, 1948 |
James Marshall Adams junior (called Jim; born June 9, 1948) was the fourth Bishop of Western Kansas.
Biography
Adams was born in El Paso, Texas.[1] In 1971 he graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education with emphasis on mathematics and business.[1] He married his wife, Stacy, in August 1971; they have one child.[2] Receiving his Master of Divinity from the General Theological Seminary in 1979, he was ordained a deacon on August 6, 1979.[2] He served at St. Michael & All Angels Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and was chaplain at the New Mexico State Girls School.[1] He was then curate and later assistant rector of Church of the Holy Faith in Santa Fe.[1]
He is currently a member of Communion Partners, an Episcopalian group which opposed the 77th General Episcopal Convention's decision to authorize the blessing of same-sex marriages in 2012.[3] The measure to allow the blessing of same-sex unions won by a 111–41 vote with 3 abstentions.
Adams was ordained a priest on May 1, 1980, and elected fourth Bishop of Western Kansas in October 2001.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "The Rt. Rev. James M. Adams Jr". Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas.
- ^ a b "Rt. Rev. James M. Adams". Unofficial Anglican Pages of Louie Crew. Archived from the original on 2008-08-29.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
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