Edward L. Salmon Jr.

Edward Lloyd "Ed" Salmon, Junior (January 30, 1934 – June 29, 2016) was an American bishop in The Episcopal Church.[1]

The Right Reverend

Edward Lloyd Salmon
Bishop of South Carolina
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseSouth Carolina
ElectedSeptember 9, 1989
In office1990–2008
PredecessorC. FitzSimons Allison
SuccessorMark Lawrence
Orders
OrdinationMarch 24, 1961
by Robert R. Brown
ConsecrationFebruary 24, 1990
by Edmond L. Browning
Personal details
BornJanuary 30, 1934
Natchez, Mississippi, United States
DiedJune 29, 2016(2016-06-29) (aged 82)
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsEdward Lloyd Salmon & Helen Bernice Burley
SpouseLouise Hack (m. 1972)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of the South

Biography

Born in Natchez, Mississippi, he received his bachelor's degree from the University of the South and a bachelor's degree in theology from Virginia Theological Seminary. In 1961, he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Arkansas in The Episcopal Church. From 1990 to 2008, he served as bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina.[2] He was a noted conservative who remained in the Episcopal Church, unlike his former diocese.

He was a member of Communion Partners, an Episcopal 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.

He chaired the board of The Anglican Digest for 41 years.[4] After retiring from his episcopal see, Salmon served as the dean of Nashotah House Theological Seminary in Wisconsin.

References
  1. "Edward Salmon, Jr. (1934-2016)". The Living Church. The Living Church. June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  2. "Death of the Rt. Rev. Edward L. Salmon, Jr". Diocese of South Carolina. June 29, 2016. Archived from the original on July 2, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2015-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "The Right Reverend Edward Lloyd Salmon". Biography. June 29, 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-28.


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