Edward Stuart Little II (born January 29, 1947) was elected seventh Bishop of the

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on November 5, 1999, and consecrated on March 18, 2000, in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. He was seated in the Cathedral of St. James, South Bend, on April 30, 2000. He has announced his retirement on June 30, 2016.

Ministry

Bishop Edward S. Little II was born in

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on January 29, 1947, and attended schools in Manhattan and in

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. He received his bachelor's degree from the

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in 1968, his Master of Divinity from

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in 1971, and was ordained deacon and priest that year in the Diocese of Chicago. Following his consecration, Bishop Little was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by Seabury-Western. Bishop Little served two parishes as an assistant—St. Matthew's,

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, and St. Michael's,

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—and then moved in 1975 to St. Joseph's Church,

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, to become its vicar and later its first rector. In 1986, Bishop Little was called to All Saints Church,

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, where he served as rector until his election to the episcopate. He has authored two books; ''Ears to Hear'' and ''Joy in Disguise''. 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. The measure to allow the blessing of same-sex unions won by a 111–41 vote with 3 abstentions."+Little on Same-sex Blessings"
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'', 1 August 2012. Retrieved on 27 October 2020.

Family life

Bishop Little married the former Sylvia Gardner on March 22, 1968, in

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, California. They met at the

in 1964.

References

Sources

* Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005, revised edition, New York: Church Publishing, p. 547. * Little, Edward S. (2003). Ears to Hear. * Little, Edward S. (2009). Joy In Disguise . {{DEFAULTSORT:Little, Edward S., II American Episcopalians Episcopal bishops of Indiana Living people University of Southern California alumni 1947 births American Episcopal clergy Converts to Anglicanism from atheism or agnosticism Episcopal bishops of Northern Indiana