Rt Rev. George Edward Councell. Bishop of New Jersey.

Rt. Rev. George Edward Councell.
Bishop of New Jersey.

George Edward Councell
Bishop of New Jersey
808 W. State Trenton, NJ 8618
Voice: 1609-394-5281
Fax: 1609-394-9546

http://www.newjersey.anglican.org

Email address for the diocese: Diocese@newjersey.anglican.org

Province: 2

Succession #: 990
Elected on third ballot on May 3, 2003. Consecrated on October 18, 2003
Born: 10/4/49 at

Education:
? U Cal
? EDS MDiv

Phi Beta Kappa

Ordained deacon: Ordained priest:
Marriage: 1/10/71 . Children: 2 . Spouse: Ruth Tietjen

Assignment when elected: Church of the Holy Spirit/Lake Forest, Ill. Size of parish: 11

Service on interim bodies in 2006-2009 triennium: Budgetary Funding Task Force. Presiding Bishop's Council of Advice. Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance

Law on homosexuality in NJ +

Law:
'+' = No sodomy law
1 = Sodomy is a felony for lbs & straights
2 = Sodomy is a misdemeanor for lbgs & straights
3 = Sodomy is a felony, but only for lbgs
4 = Sodomy is a misdemeanor, but only for lbgs

Statistics for Diocesan bishops:
39,588 communicants in 1999, rank: 10
30,993 communicants in 1997, rank: 7
Median congregation: 200.00
Average congregation: 201.76
Number of congregations with 1,000+: 4
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How votedYrThe Issue
1=Yes
0=No
blank=not known
ne=Not eligible
99 e.g. Actions in green are votes that if 'yes' are favorable to lesbigays
Actions in red are votes that if 'yes' are unfavorable to lesbigays
Actions in black are votes that are neutral to lesbigays

Voting Record
103Attended the consecration of Gene Robinson as Bishop of NH, Nov. 2

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