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{{short description|US Air Force officer and Anglican clergy}}
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'''Wes Nolden''' is a [[United States Air Force]] officer and disputed bishop in the [[Reformed Episcopal Church]].
'''Wesley L. Nolden, II''' is an American [[bishop]]. He was a [[bishop]] in the [[United Episcopal Church of North America]] and in the [[Reformed Episcopal Church]]. He was also the priest in charge of Trinity Anglican Church in [[Evansville, Indiana]]. He is currently assisting bishop at the [[Diocese of Quincy (ACNA)|Diocese of Quincy]] of the [[Anglican Church in North America]].


==Military career==
Nolden attended The General Theological Seminary in New York and took his Clinical Pastoral Education training at the Presbyterian University Medical Center of Columbia and Cornell (formerly Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center) in Manhattan. From 1974 to 1976 he was the seminarian assistant at the Church of the Transfiguration in New York City.
In 1999, Nolden was a [[lieutenant colonel (United States)|lieutenant colonel]] in the [[United States Air Force]], and commander of the [[Altus Air Force Base#United States Air Force|97th Services Squadron]] at [[Altus Air Force Base]] in [[Oklahoma]].<ref name="1999-12-16 NARA" />


==Religious career==
==Notes==
[[File:Consecration, 2009 (cropped).JPG|thumb|left|Nolden at his Jan 2009 consecration]]
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In 2005, the [[United Episcopal Church of North America]] (UECNA) [[presiding bishop]], [[Stephen C. Reber]], welcomed Nolden as new [[clergy]].<ref name="2005 Glad Tidings" /> Nolden was [[consecration|consecrated]] a UECNA [[bishop]] in January 2009.<ref name="2009-11-03 Virtueonline" />

In April 2009, Nolden was received into the [[Reformed Episcopal Church]] (REC). That June, Reber [[defrocking|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.<ref name="2009-11-03 Virtueonline" />

From 2010 to 2012, Nolden served as a representative of the [[Anglican Church in North America]] (a denomination in communion with the REC) during [[ecumenism|ecumenical dialogue]] with the [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]].<ref name="Anglican Church: LCMS-ACNA Joint Statement" />

==References==
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<ref name="1999-12-16 NARA">{{cite web |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6513261 |title=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 |last=Nuckolls |first=Suellyn |date=1999-12-16 |publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration]] |location=[[Altus Air Force Base]] |language=en |access-date=2022-09-27 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927184552/https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6513261 |archive-date=2022-09-27}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->

<ref name="2005 Glad Tidings">{{citation |publisher=[[United Episcopal Church of North America]] |work=Glad Tidings |volume=XXIV |issue=4 |year=2005 |url=http://www.united-episcopal.org/newsletter/Glad%20Tidings/Trinity2005.pdf |access-date=2022-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051104233018/http://www.united-episcopal.org/newsletter/Glad%20Tidings/Trinity2005.pdf |archive-date=2005-11-04 |page=2 |title=Bishop's Schedule |author1-last=Reber, Jr. |author1-first=Stephen C. |author1-link=Stephen C. Reber}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->

<ref name="2009-11-03 Virtueonline">{{cite web |url=https://virtueonline.org/uecna-presiding-bishop-deposes-bishops-who-moved-rec |title=UECNA Presiding Bishop Deposes Bishops Who Moved to REC |last=Virtue |first=David W. |date=2009-11-03 |website=Virtueonline |language=en |access-date=2022-09-27 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301224934/https://virtueonline.org/uecna-presiding-bishop-deposes-bishops-who-moved-rec |archive-date=2015-03-01 |quote=Reformed Episcopal Bishop Royal Grote Denies Irregular Transfers}}{{unreliable source?|date=September 2022}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->

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<ref name="Anglican Church: LCMS-ACNA Joint Statement">{{cite web |url=https://anglicanchurch.net/wp-content/uploads/ee/media/LCMS-ACNA_Joint_Statement.pdf |title=Anglican Church in North America and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Dialogue—Report on the Discussions (2010–2012) |publisher=[[Anglican Church in North America]] |language=en |access-date=2022-09-27 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714132925/https://anglicanchurch.net/wp-content/uploads/ee/media/LCMS-ACNA_Joint_Statement.pdf |archive-date=2021-07-14}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->


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Latest revision as of 16:46, 25 May 2023

Wes Nolden
A profile photo of white man in a blue US Air Force uniform. He is facing the right, smiling, and wielding large scissors for a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Lt Col Nolden (front) in 1999
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity
Church
OrdainedJanuary 2009
TitleBishop
Military career
BranchUS Air Force
RankLieutenant colonel
Commands held97th Services Squadron

Wes Nolden is a United States Air Force officer and disputed bishop in the Reformed Episcopal Church.

Military career

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In 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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Nolden at his Jan 2009 consecration

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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?]
  4. ^ "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.
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