John Lipscomb
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John Bailey Lipscomb (born July 25, 1950)[1] is a former Episcopal bishop who later became a Roman Catholic priest.
Lipscomb's father was a Baptist pastor and Lipscomb grew up in the Baptist tradition. He served for 10 years as the Episcopalian Bishop of Southwest Florida where he oversaw 40,000 Episcopalians until his retirement in 2007.[2][3] After his retirement, he joined the Roman Catholic Church and was ordained as a priest in that church in 2009.[4]
As of 2012, Lipscomb was spiritual director of the Bethany retreat center in the Diocese of St. Petersburg.[2]
References[]
- ^ Episcopal Clerical Directory 2005 (Revised Edition) (2006). New York: Church Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-0-89869-534-2, p. 546.
- ^ a b Saunders, Katharine (2012-07-16). "How I met your Father: Married Episcopalians becoming Catholic priests". Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ "Fr. John Lipscomb - Former Episcopalian Bishop". The Coming Home Network. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ John Barry (December 9, 2009). "Former Episcopal bishop Lipscomb now a Catholic priest". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016.
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