February 28, 2015
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
I have received word that the Right Reverend Orris G. Walker, Jr., died early this evening.
The family will be making arrangements in the coming days. That informaton will be shared with the diocese as soon as it is available.
Please keep Bishop Walker and his family in your prayers and remember them at the altar this Sunday.
Bishop Walker became the Bishop Diocesan of Long Island in 1991 after serving as Bishop Coadjutor from the time of his consecration and ordination in 1989. He was bishop for 21 years, retiring in 2009.
His episcopate championed the cause of full inclusion of women in the ordained ministry of the diocese. He was the first to ordain women in the diocese and was responsible for facilitating the full inclusion and participation of women in all aspects of diocesan life.
More here-
http://www.dioceselongisland.org/news_spotlightDetail.php?RIP---The-Rt.-Rev.-Orris-G.-Walker-Jr.-has-died.-137
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RIP.
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