Russell Edward Jacobus
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The Right Reverend Russell Jacobus |
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| VII Bishop of Fond du Lac | |
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| Province | The Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Fond du Lac |
| See | St. Paul's Cathedral |
| Installed | 1994 |
| Term ended | 2013 |
| Predecessor | William Louis Stevens |
| Successor | Matthew Alan Gunter |
| Other posts | Rector St. Matthias Church Waukesha, Wisconsin |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | August 1970 |
| Consecration | 24 May 1994 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 27, 1944 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Alma mater | Nashotah House Theological Seminary |
Russell Edward Jacobus (born 27 September 1944) was the seventh Bishop of the Diocese of Fond du Lac in The Episcopal Church. Jacobus was consecrated as bishop on 24 May 1994. Prior to becoming bishop, he served as Rector of St. Matthias Episcopal Church in Waukesha, Wisconsin. At the close of Diocesan convention on October 20, 2012, he announced his intention to retire one year hence, on October 31, 2013.
Jacobus was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 27 September 1944, the youngest of three sons of Lester and Sarah Jacobus. He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 1967 and his Master of Divinity from Nashotah House Seminary in 1970. Jacobus was ordained Deacon in February 1970 and to the Priesthood in August 1970 by Donald Hathaway Valentine Hallock, VIII Bishop of Milwaukee. Jacobus married Jerrie Ellen Evrard on 25 May 1968; they are the parents of three adult children: Penny, Elizabeth, and David.
He is currently a member of Communion Partners, an Episcopalian group which opposed the 77th General Episcopal Convention's decision to authorize the blessing of same-sex marriages in 2012. The measure to allow the blessing of same-sex unions won by a 111-41 vote with 3 abstentions.
Jacobus was the Curate at Trinity Church, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin until being called to be Vicar of Grace-Holy Innocents Parish in Hartland, Wisconsin in 1974. One year later, Grace-Holy Innocents became a Parish (changing its name to St. Anskar's), and Jacobus was called as their first Rector, In 1980, he was called by St. Matthias Church, Waukesha, Wisconsin, to be their Rector. He served in this capacity until being elected Bishop.
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