The Rt. Rev. Edward L. Salmon Jr., 13th bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, has died

From Charleston SC-

The Rt. Rev. Edward L. Salmon Jr. died Wednesday after a battle with cancer.

Salmon, 83, served from 1990-2008 as the 13th bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina.

Four years after his tenure ended, a majority of area parishes left The Episcopal Church after ongoing disputes over scriptural interpretations, namely over same-sex relationships, and administrative powers. That group today calls itself the Diocese of South Carolina while parishes that stayed with the national church are called The Episcopal Church in South Carolina.

Bishop Mark Lawrence, who has lead the breakaway group since its departure, said in a press release that Salmon “was a champion of the faith; a tireless churchman, whose principled wisdom, sagacious humor and razor wit were legendary and widely loved by the casual acquaintance as well as by his family and longtime friends.”

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