Charles Jenkins (bishop)

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The Right Reverend

Charles Edward Jenkins
Bishop of Louisiana
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseLouisiana
ElectedSeptember 13, 1997
In office1998–2009
PredecessorJames Brown
SuccessorMorris King Thompson
Orders
Ordination1977
by James Brown
ConsecrationJanuary 31, 1998
by Frank Griswold
Personal details
Born(1951-07-27)July 27, 1951
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
DiedApril 9, 2021(2021-04-09) (aged 69)
St. Francisville, Louisiana, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
SpouseLouise Hazel Jenkins
Children2
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Louisiana (1998)
Alma materLouisiana State University

Charles Edward Jenkins III (July 27, 1951 – April 9, 2021)[1] was the 10th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana.

Career

Jenkins was born July 27, 1951, in

bishop coadjutor in 1997, and consecrated in 1998, assuming the diocesan bishopric on March 28, 1998, upon Brown's retirement.[2]

Jenkins's term as bishop was marked most prominently by the devastation of

Episcopal Relief and Development he formed the diocesan Office of Disaster Response in order to coordinate the church's charitable response to the disaster as well as working with interfaith agencies.[2][3]

In the

Bishop Ackerman.[1][5][6] On the other hand, he was seen as opposing division of the church at the 2007 meeting of the House of Bishops at Camp Allen in Texas and was reported to be involved in the initial stages of formulating the bishops' statement from that meeting.[7][8]

Jenkins was a nominee for presiding bishop in 2006,[2] losing out to Katharine Jefferts Schori. He served on Frank Griswold's Council of Advice beginning in 2003 and was part of the special delegation to the Anglican Consultative Council in 2005 which discussed same-sex issues.[2][6] He sat on the Nashotah House Board of Trustees from 1981 to 1991.[2]

Jenkins retired on December 31, 2009, and was succeeded by Morris King Thompson, who was consecrated on May 8, 2010.[9] He died on April 9, 2021, in St. Francisville, Louisiana from pancreatic cancer.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jenkins, Charles. Louisiana. Retired". Louie Crew. Archived from the original on 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Nominees for the 26th Presiding Bishop". Episcopal News Service. Archived from the original on 2011-01-15. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  3. ^
    The Times-Picayune
    . Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  4. Episcopal Relief and Development. Archived from the original
    on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  5. ^ "Tallies on Resolution B001 at General Convention 2003". Louie Crew. Archived from the original on 2010-08-15. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  6. ^ a b LeBlanc, Douglas (May 1, 2006). "Inviting all to the table: Church must move 'from maintenance to mission', says Jenkins". Episcopal Life. Episcopal News Service. Archived from the original on January 14, 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  7. The Times-Picayune. Archived from the original on 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-12-23., quoted in Chilton, John B. "House of Bishops: stories and reactions (II)"
    . Episcopal Cafe. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  8. ^ Bates, Stephen (September 26, 2007). "US bishops try to find compromise on gay clergy". The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  9. The Times-Picayune
    . Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  10. ^ Charles Jenkins, Louisiana Bishop, broken and transformed by Katrina, dies at 69|News
Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana
1998–2009 		Succeeded by
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