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Central New York bishop opposed Vietnam war, supported women's ordination
2002-283-7
12/19/2002
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[Episcopal News Service]
The Rt. Rev. Ned Cole, retired bishop of the Diocese of Central New York, died December 16, 2002, at the age of 85 in Syracuse, New York. He became the seventh bishop of the diocese in 1969 and served until 1983. As bishop, Cole served the diocese during a tumultuous time for both the Episcopal Church and the country. He took stands on controversial issues including opposition to the Vietnam War, ministering to those who moved to Canada to resist the draft, opposition to the death penalty, and support for the ordination of women.
Cole was known as a champion of the underdog and acted as both a spiritual and civic force in the community. He served as a member of the General Board of the National Council of Churches; as a member of the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church representing Province II; and as a member of the Episcopal delegation to the Consultation on Church Union. He was also active in the New York State Council of Churches; the Human Rights Commission of Syracuse and Onondaga County, the Food Bank of Central New York, the Urban League of Onondaga County and the Syracuse Division of the New York State Commission on Human Rights.
Cole was born and raised in California, Missouri, graduated from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, and attended law school at the University of Missouri in Columbia. He was secretary to the Secretary of the State of Missouri from 1940-1942, and in the Air Transport Command of the Army Air Forces, from 1942-1945. He graduated from the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and ordained deacon and priest by Bishop William Scarlett of Missouri. He served parishes in Columbia and Jefferson City, Missouri, and in 1956 was elected dean of Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis.
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