Frank Griswold, who led Episcopal Church through LGBTQ debate, dies at 85
Frank T. Griswold III (Photo by Randy Greve used via Creative Commons license)
Frank Tracy Griswold III, who led the Episcopal Church through debates over the ordination LGBTQ clergy, died on March 5 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was 85.
Known for his ecumenical and interreligious work, Griswold helped to shepherd the Episcopal Church’s full-communion relationship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The relationship grew out of an agreement passed at the 1997 general convention during which Griswold was elected.
Griswold also served as co-chair of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission from 1999 to 2004. He co-chaired the Anglican-Roman Catholic Theological Consultation in the United States from 1992 to 1997.
