Paul Moore
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The Right Reverend Paul Moore, Jr. (November 15, 1919 - May 1, 2003) was a bishop of the Episcopal Church and served as the XIII Bishop of New York.
[edit] Ordination
Bishop Moore was ordained in 1949 after attending General Theological Seminary in New York City. He was consecrated Bishop of the Diocese of New York and served in that position from 1972-1989. A graduate of St. Pauls' School and Yale University, he like his father was a member of Wolf's Head Society at Yale.
[edit] Career
Bishop Moore was known for his liberal activism and his outspokenness against homelessness, racism, and the rights of all people regardless of class, gender, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. He was the first Episcopal Bishop to ordain an openly homosexual woman as a priest in the church. His liberal political views were coupled with traditionalism when it came to the liturgy. Bishop Moore took on a number of social issues in very liberal and progressive ways.
[edit] Sources
The New York Times. Ari L. Goldman
