The former Bishop of Newark, the Rt. Rev. John “Jack” Shelby Spong, passed away in his sleep this morning, 12 September 2021, at his home in Richmond, Va. The death was announced by the parish where he worshipped, St Paul’s Episcopal Church in Richmond.
[…] has died. The Rt. Rev. John Shelby Spong passed away at his home in North Carolina according to an announcement from the Richmond, Virginia parish he once pastored. He was 90 years […]