Iker was the third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, consecrated as co-adjutor in 1993 and as incumbent in 1995. He was one of the most theologically conservative bishops during his tenure and would be one of the last Episcopal bishops opposed to women's ordination. In 2008, most of the clergy and parishes in the diocese left the Episcopal Church and affiliated with the Anglican Church in North America. Iker left the Episcopal Church with them, becoming the first bishop of the new diocese. He was one of the founding bishops of the Anglican Church in North America in 2009.[3]
In 2017, Iker declared his diocese was in impaired communion with ACNA dioceses which ordain women:[4]
Most ACNA bishops and dioceses are opposed to women priests, but as it presently stands, the ACNA Constitution says each diocese can decide if it will ordain women priests or not. We now need to work with other dioceses to amend the Constitution to remove this provision. We are in a state of impaired communion because of this issue. The Task Force concluded that "both sides cannot be right." At the conclave, I informed the College of Bishops that I will no longer give consent to the election of any bishop who intends to ordain female priests, nor will I attend the consecration of any such bishop-elect in the future. I have notified the Archbishop of my resignation from all the committees to which I had been assigned to signify that it is no longer possible to have "business as usual" in the College of Bishops due to the refusal of those who are in favor of women priests to at least adopt a moratorium on this divisive practice, for the sake of unity. Bishops who continue to ordain women priests in spite of the received tradition are signs of disunity and division.
Iker retired in December 2019, and was succeeded by Ryan S. Reed, SSC.[5]
jack, iker, jack, iker, born, august, 1949, retired, american, bishop, anglican, church, north, america, right, reverendsscbishop, fort, worthiker, cathedra, vincent, cathedralchurchepiscopal, church, until, 2008, acna, after, 2008, seeepiscopal, diocese, fort. Jack Leo Iker SSC born August 31 1949 is a retired American bishop of the Anglican Church in North America The Right ReverendJack IkerSSCBishop of Fort WorthIker in his cathedra at St Vincent s CathedralChurchEpiscopal Church until 2008 ACNA after 2008 SeeEpiscopal Diocese of Fort WorthIn office1995 2019PredecessorClarence PageSuccessorRyan S ReedOrdersConsecrationApril 24 1993by Edmond L Browning chief consecrator Clarence C Pope and John McGill Krumm 1 Personal detailsBornJack Leo Iker 1949 08 31 August 31 1949 age 74 Cincinnati Ohio USAlma materUniversity of CincinnatiGeneral Theological SeminaryIker is a native of Cincinnati Ohio He studied at the University of Cincinnati and the General Theological Seminary Prior to his election as bishop he was rector of the Church of the Redeemer the largest Episcopal parish in Sarasota Florida 2 He served on the boards of Forward in Faith North America and the American Anglican Council 2 Like many Anglo Catholic clergy he is a member of the Society of the Holy Cross Iker was the third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth consecrated as co adjutor in 1993 and as incumbent in 1995 He was one of the most theologically conservative bishops during his tenure and would be one of the last Episcopal bishops opposed to women s ordination In 2008 most of the clergy and parishes in the diocese left the Episcopal Church and affiliated with the Anglican Church in North America Iker left the Episcopal Church with them becoming the first bishop of the new diocese He was one of the founding bishops of the Anglican Church in North America in 2009 3 In 2017 Iker declared his diocese was in impaired communion with ACNA dioceses which ordain women 4 Most ACNA bishops and dioceses are opposed to women priests but as it presently stands the ACNA Constitution says each diocese can decide if it will ordain women priests or not We now need to work with other dioceses to amend the Constitution to remove this provision We are in a state of impaired communion because of this issue The Task Force concluded that both sides cannot be right At the conclave I informed the College of Bishops that I will no longer give consent to the election of any bishop who intends to ordain female priests nor will I attend the consecration of any such bishop elect in the future I have notified the Archbishop of my resignation from all the committees to which I had been assigned to signify that it is no longer possible to have business as usual in the College of Bishops due to the refusal of those who are in favor of women priests to at least adopt a moratorium on this divisive practice for the sake of unity Bishops who continue to ordain women priests in spite of the received tradition are signs of disunity and division Iker retired in December 2019 and was succeeded by Ryan S Reed SSC 5 See also editAnglican realignmentReferences edit Iker Receives Bishop s Consents Episcopal Church March 17 1993 Retrieved May 4 2022 a b The Bishop s Biography Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth ACNA 2014 Retrieved January 20 2018 Goodstein Laurie December 3 2008 Episcopal Split as Conservatives Form New Group The New York Times Retrieved August 27 2012 Iker Jack The Bishop s Annual Address to the 35th Convention of the Diocese of Fort Worth Saturday Nov 4 2017 The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth Archived from the original on November 21 2017 Jack Iker a Founding Bishop of ACNA Retires in Fort Worth The Living Church January 2 2020 Anglican Communion titlesPreceded byClarence C Pope III Bishop of Fort Worth TEC 1995 2008 Succeeded byEdwin Gulick Jr provisionalIII Bishop of Fort Worth ACNA 2008 2019 Succeeded byRyan Reed Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jack Iker amp oldid 1183201318, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
