Bonnie Anderson (Episcopalian)

Bonnie Anderson was the former president of the House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. During her tenure, she was one of the two senior figures in the church,[1] together with the Presiding Bishop.

She was first elected Vice-President of the House of Deputies in 2004, and was subsequently elected as President in 2006 and re-elected in 2009. She opted not to run for re-election in 2012. She was noted for her efforts to support the role of laity in the governance of the church.[2] She is from the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan, where she served as Canon to the Ordinary and President of the Standing Committee.

Anderson is a 1968 graduate of the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California[3] and received M.S. and M.S.W. degrees from the University of Michigan.[4] Anderson holds honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees from the Episcopal Divinity School[5] and the University of the South (Sewanee),[6] as well as honorary Doctor of Canon Law degrees from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary and the General Theological Seminary.

References
  1. Laurie Goodstein, "U.S. church votes to lift freeze on gay bishops; Episcopalians' move threatens to strain ties with world's Anglicans", International Herald Tribune, July 16, 2009  â€“ via HighBeam Research (subscription required) .
  2. George Conger, " TEC wars claim another casualty", Anglican Ink, May 31, 2012.
  3. "Nation's top Episcopal official speaks at UOP", The Record, January 29, 2009.
  4. "Bonnie Anderson to deliver third annual St. Margaret's Lecture at CDSP", Episcopal News Service, August 29, 2006.
  5. "Bonnie Anderson to receive honorary degree from Episcopal Divinity School", Episcopal News Service, September 7, 2006.
  6. "Award-winning journalist Jim Lehrer to give Founders’ Day Address", Sewanee Today, September 29, 2009.


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