Russell Jacobus
The Right Reverend Russell Edward Jacobus M.Div. | |
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| Bishop of Fond du Lac | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Fond du Lac |
| Elected | January 8, 1994 |
| In office | 1994–2013 |
| Predecessor | William L. Stevens |
| Successor | Matthew Alan Gunter |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | August 1970 byDonald H. V. Hallock |
| Consecration | May 24, 1994 byEdmond L. Browning |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 27, 1944 |
| Died | October 24, 2023(aged 79) Fond du Lac, Wisconsin,United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Lester & Sarah Jacobus |
| Spouse | Jerrie |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Nashotah House |
Russell Edward Jacobus(September 27, 1944 - October 24, 2023) was the seventhBishopof theDiocese of Fond du LacinThe Episcopal Church.Jacobus wasconsecratedas bishop on 24 May 1994. Prior to becoming bishop, he served asRectorof St. Matthias Episcopal Church inWaukesha, Wisconsin.[1]At the close of Diocesan convention on October 20, 2012, he announced his intention to retire one year hence, on October 31, 2013.[2]
Background
[edit]Jacobus was born inMilwaukee, Wisconsinon 27 September 1944, the youngest of three sons of Lester and Sarah Jacobus. He received hisBachelor of Artsfrom theUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukeein 1967 and hisMaster of DivinityfromNashotah HouseSeminary in 1970. Jacobus was ordainedDeaconin February 1970 and to thePriesthoodin August 1970 byDonald Hathaway Valentine Hallock,VIII Bishop ofMilwaukee.Jacobus married Jerrie Ellen Evrard on 25 May 1968; they are the parents of three adult children: Penny, Elizabeth, and David.
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.
Priesthood
[edit]Jacobus was theCurateat Trinity Church,Wauwatosa, Wisconsinuntil being called to beVicarof Grace-Holy Innocents Parish inHartland, Wisconsinin 1974. One year later, Grace-Holy Innocents became a Parish (changing its name to St. Anskar's), and Jacobus was called as their firstRector,In 1980, he was called by St. Matthias Church,Waukesha, Wisconsin,to be their Rector. He served in this capacity until being elected Bishop.
During his years of ministry, Jacobus has served as member or chair of many Committees and Commissions, both ecclesiastical and secular. These include Standing Committees, Commissions on Ministry, Departments of Congregational Development, as well as the City ofWaukeshaEqual Opportunity Commission, the Board of the UP Connection, and the Board of the Visiting Nurses Association. He has always been involved in and supportive ofEcumenicalventures, serving on the Anglican/Roman Catholic Dialogue Committee, and assisting the Churches of Greater Waukesha to develop programs of outreach to the needy. In addition, Jacobus was involved in spiritual renewal movements, serving as Spiritual Director for theCursilloMovement in theEpiscopal Diocese of Milwaukee.He was a clergy Deputy toGeneral Conventionfrom the Diocese of Milwaukee for four consecutive Conventions beginning in 1982.
Election as bishop
[edit]Jacobus wasconsecratedas bishop on 24 May 1994 in the Memorial Chapel atLawrence University,Appleton, Wisconsin.Edmond L. Browningwas the Chief Consecrator. The co-consecrators were William Stevens, VI Bishop of Fond du Lac;Roger J. White,X Bishop ofMilwaukee;William Wantland,IV Bishop ofEau Claire;William Hampton Brady,V Bishop of Fond du Lac;Charles Thomas Gaskell,IX Bishop ofMilwaukee;andStanley Atkins,III Bishop ofEau Claire.William Wiedrich,Suffragan Bishop ofChicago,was the preacher.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^The Episcopal Church Annual.Morehouse Publishing: New York, NY (2005)
- ^http://www.episcopalfonddulac.org/documents/publications/announcesretirement.pdfArchived2021-01-20 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2015-05-29.Retrieved2015-06-01.
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