Thomas E. Gordon is the sixth
presiding bishop of the
Orthodox Anglican Church
The Orthodox Anglican Communion (OAC) is a communion of churches established in 1964 or 1967, by James Parker Dees. The AOC was formed outside of the See of Canterbury; the OAC is not part of the Anglican Communion. The Anglican Orthodox Communio ...
and metropolitan archbishop
of the
Orthodox Anglican Communion
The Orthodox Anglican Communion (OAC) is a communion of churches established in 1964 or 1967, by James Parker Dees. The AOC was formed outside of the See of Canterbury; the OAC is not part of the Anglican Communion. The Anglican Orthodox Communio ...
. On November 16, 2014,
Creighton Jones
T. Creighton Jones was the Presiding Bishop of the Orthodox Anglican Church and Metropolitan Archbishop of the Orthodox Anglican Communion. His apostolic succession is Anglican, Old Catholic, and Orthodox. announced his retirement and nominated Gordon, then his
suffragan, to be his successor. Gordon became metropolitan on April 18, 2015.
Gordon is the son of a Presbyterian minister and a Christian school teacher, was born and raised in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. His previous appointments in the Orthodox Anglican Church include rector and organizing minister of St. Philip the Evangelist Anglican Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, as well as canon to the ordinary, suffragan bishop, and bishop coadjutor.
He is a graduate of St. Andrew's Theological College and Seminary, and is married to Janet Gordon. They have three sons.
References
External links
Thomas GordonOrthodox Anglican Church websiteOrthodox Anglican Communion websiteSt. Andrew's Theological College & Seminary website
Year of birth missing (living people)
Presiding Bishops of the Anglican Orthodox Church
Living people
21st-century Anglican archbishops
21st-century American clergy
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