John Bryson Chane

A Boston native, Chane served as dean of St. Paul's Cathedral in San Diego and also served congregations in Southborough, Massachusetts, Erie, Pennsylvania and Montvale, New Jersey. He holds a bachelor's degree from Boston University and a Master of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School. He has received honorary doctorates from Virginia Theological Seminary, Episcopal Divinity School and Berkeley Divinity School at Yale University. Chane and his wife, Karen, have two sons, Chris and Ian, and three grandchildren, Madeline, Althea and Ashton. He served as team chaplain for Team USA Hockey during the 1980 Olympics. He plays the drums in a band called The Chane Gang. == Position on issues of human sexuality ==

In August 2003, Chane was among those who voted to confirm the election of Gene Robinson, the first openly gay priest in a partnered relationship to serve as a bishop of the Episcopal Church. Robinson was consecrated as Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire in November of that year, and served in that position until 2013. In the Anglican realignment, Chane strongly criticized the bishops who diverged from the wider Anglican Communion on sexuality issues. In February 2006, Chane criticized Archbishop Peter Akinola, at that time the Anglican primate of Nigeria, for issuing a statement on behalf of the Anglican Church of Nigeria supporting Nigerian legislation to criminalize same-sex marriage, media depictions of "same-sex amorous relationships," and the registration of "gay clubs, societies and organizations." Chane, writing in the Washington Post, criticized Akinola, writing that "The archbishop's support for this law violates numerous Anglican Communion documents that call for a "listening process" involving gay Christians and their leaders. But his contempt for international agreements also extends to Articles 18–20 of the United Nations Universal Declaration on Human Rights, which articulates the rights to freedom of thought, conscience, religion, association and assembly." He was critical of the lack of public opposition to Akinola's actions, contrasting "this silence with the cacophony that followed the Episcopal Church's decision to consecrate" the Robinson. ==See also==