John S. Thornton

John Stuart Thornton
The Right Reverend; John Stuart Thornton
	Bishop of Idaho
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Idaho
Elected	1990
In office	1990-1998
Predecessor	David Birney (bishop)
Successor	Harry Brown Bainbridge III
Orders
Consecration	September 1, 1990; by Bill Stough
Personal details
Born	1932
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Janylee Thornton

John Stuart Thornton (born in 1932) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Idaho, serving from 1990 to 1998. He was consecrated on September 1, 1990.

Biography

Thornton was initially ordained a minister in the Congregational Church, the present day United Church of Christ. He joined the Episcopal Church in 1960. Ordained deacon and priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming in 1962, he served as Curate of St. Peter's Church in Sheridan. In 1964, he was called to be Rector of Christ Church in Sausalito, California and, in 1969, was called to be Rector of St. Stephen's Church in Belvedere-Tiburon, California. In 1982, he and his wife, Jan, moved to a small farm near Scio, Oregon, from which he served as Vicar of Christ the King on the Santiam in Stayton.

In 1990, he was elected Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Idaho and retired in 1998. While serving as bishop, he founded St. Francis of the Tetons in the Teton Valley of Idaho and Wyoming. In 1997, he and Jan founded the Lillian Vallely School, a day school for children who live on the Fort Hall Reservation in eastern Idaho.

In his retirement, Bishop Thornton has written four books and served churches in Arizona, Idaho, North Dakota, Oregon, and Washington. His books are available on Amazon.com and at BarnesandNoble.com. For more information go to JohnSThornton.com.

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References

Episcopal Clerical Directory 2015

External links

Idaho Bishop and His Wife Walk Through Diocese to Say Farewell
Author, “The Backside of God: and Other Sermons” (2016)
Author, “Good Seed and Zizania: and Other Sermons and Writings” (2016)

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