Wes Nolden is a United States Air Force officer and disputed bishop in the Reformed Episcopal Church.
Wes Nolden | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Lt Col Nolden (front) in 1999 | |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Church | |
| Ordained | January 2009 |
| Title | Bishop |
| Military career | |
| Branch | US Air Force |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Commands | 97th Services Squadron |
Military career
editIn 1999, Nolden was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force, and commander of the 97th Services Squadron at Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma.[1]
Religious career
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In 2005, the United Episcopal Church of North America (UECNA) presiding bishop, Stephen C. Reber, welcomed Nolden as new clergy.[2] Nolden was consecrated a UECNA bishop in January 2009.[3]
In April 2009, Nolden was received into the Reformed Episcopal Church (REC). That June, Reber deposed Nolden allegedly because the latter "conspired to leave the UECNA before his consecration." According to Reber, the deposition effectively reversed Nolden's consecration, saying "It is hereby declared, therefore, that your so-called consecration as Bishop of UECNA is invalid, that you did not ever become a Bishop of the UECNA, and any reference to your becoming a Bishop is untrue." Nolden disputed the claims, saying that his reception into the REC as a bishop was done according to the rules. REC bishop Royal U. Grote Jr. also opposed Reber's claims, saying that Nolden was no longer in the archbishop's jurisdiction, and could therefore not be deposed.[3]
From 2010 to 2012, Nolden served as a representative of the Anglican Church in North America (a denomination in communion with the REC) during ecumenical dialogue with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.[4]
References
edit- ^ Nuckolls, Suellyn (16 December 1999). "US Air Force Colonel Mike Gould, 97th Air Mobility Wing Commander and Lieutenant Colonel Wes Nolden, 97th Services Squadron Commander, opened the doors to the new Temporary Lodging Facility on Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma". Altus Air Force Base: National Archives and Records Administration. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Reber, Jr., Stephen C. (2005), "Bishop's Schedule" (PDF), Glad Tidings, vol. XXIV, no. 4, United Episcopal Church of North America, p. 2, archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2005, retrieved 27 September 2022
- ^ a b Virtue, David W. (3 November 2009). "UECNA Presiding Bishop Deposes Bishops Who Moved to REC". Virtueonline. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
Reformed Episcopal Bishop Royal Grote Denies Irregular Transfers
[unreliable source?] - ^ "Anglican Church in North America and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Dialogue—Report on the Discussions (2010–2012)" (PDF). Anglican Church in North America. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2022.