David Conner Bane Jr.
David Conner Bane Jr. (born 1940) is an American prelate who served as the eighth Bishop of Southern Virginia, serving from 1991 to 1998.
The Right Reverend David Conner Bane | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Southern Virginia | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Southern Virginia |
| In office | 1998-2006 |
| Predecessor | Frank Vest |
| Successor | Herman Hollerith IV |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1985 |
| Consecration | April 9, 1997 by Herbert Thompson Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1940 Morgantown, West Virginia, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Elizabeth |
| Children | 4 |
| Previous post | Coadjutor Bishop of Southern Virginia (1997-1998) |
Biography
Van was born in Morgantown, West Virginia in 1940. He studied at Bethany College and then at West Virginia University. he then studied at the Virginia Theological Seminary from where he graduated in 1985. The same year he was ordained a deacon and priest. After ordination he became rector of the Church of St John in Wheeling, West Virginia, while in 1987 he became St James' Church in Keene, New Hampshire. In 1991 he transferred to Dayton, Ohio and became rector Christ Church.[1]
Bane was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Southern Virginia on April 9, 1997 during a diocesan special session on the seventh ballot. He and was consecrated on September 6, 1997 by Bishop Herbert Thompson Jr. of Southern Ohio. He succeeded as diocesan on June 27, 1998.
Resignation and renunciation
Due to the number of years of division in the diocese, which culminated with a report from three bishops said that the diocese needed deep systemic change, on October 12, 2005, during a Special Council of the Diocese, Bane announced his intention of resigning as Bishop of Southern Virginia. He resigned on February 11, 2006, during the 2006 Annual Council.[2]
On June 12, 2009, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori announced her acceptance of Bane's intention to renounce his ministry as a bishop of the Episcopal Church and resign from the church. During that time Bane was ministering in the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh which had separated from the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh. The renunciation was executed on May 22, 2009. After his renunciation, he joined the Anglican Church in North America, a breakaway denomination that separated from the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada.[3] However, on March 21, 2015, Bane left the ACNA and wrote a letter rescinding his renunciation of the Episcopal Church. He was formally restored as a member of the Episcopal Church and of the House of Bishops on April 8, 2015.[4]
References
- "Diocese of Southern Virginia Elects Bishop Coadjutor". The Living Church. 214: 10. 11 May 1997.
- "Diocese of Southern Virginia retires its bishop David C. Bane", Virtue Online, 2 October 2005. Retrieved on 16 January 2020.
- Schjonberg, Mary Frances. "Presiding Bishop accepts renunciations of Bane and MacBurney", Episcopal News Service, New York, 15 June 2009. Retrieved on 16 January 2020.
- "Presiding Bishop restores David Bane to ordained ministry", Episcopal News Service, New York, 28 April 2015. Retrieved on 16 January 2020.
| Episcopal Church (USA) titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Frank Vest |
9th Bishop of Southern Virginia 1998–2006 |
Succeeded by Herman Hollerith IV |