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{{Short description|American Episcopal bishop (born 1944)}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| honorific-prefix = [[The Right Reverend]]
| name = John Bryson Chane
| honorific-suffix =
| bishop_of = [[Episcopal Diocese of Washington|Bishop of Washington]]
| image = John Bryson Chane meeting with Naser Makarem Shirazi, Qom - 10 October 2007 (2 8607180589 L600).jpg
| caption = Chane in the Iranian city of [[Qom]] during his meeting with [[Naser Makarem Shirazi]], 10 October 2007
| church = [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]]
| diocese = [[Episcopal Diocese of Washington|Washington]]
| see =
| enthroned = 2002
| term = 2002–2011
| ended = 2011
| elected = January 26, 2002
| predecessor = [[Ronald H. Haines]]
| successor = [[Mariann Edgar Budde]]
| ordination = June 24, 1972 [[Deacon#Anglicanism|(deacon)]] <br />January 6, 1973 [[Priest#Anglican or Episcopalian|(priest)]]
| ordained_by =
| consecration = June 1, 2002
| consecrated_by = [[Frank Griswold]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|05|13}}
| birth_place = [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States]]
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| religion = [[Anglican]]
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| spouse = Karen Chane
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'''John Bryson Chane''' (born May 13, 1944<ref>''Episcopal Clerical Directory 2013'' (2013). New York: Church Publishing Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-89869-888-6}}, p. 175.</ref>) is a retired [[bishop]] of the [[ECUSA|Episcopal Church]]. The eighth [[diocesan bishop]] of [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], he was consecrated at [[Washington National Cathedral]] on June 1, 2002, leading the [[Episcopal Diocese of Washington]] until he retired in November 2011. During this time, he also served between June 2003 and April 2005 as interim dean of Washington National Cathedral. In his role as Bishop of Washington, Chane served as president and CEO of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which oversees the operations of Washington National Cathedral and the three cathedral schools: St. Alban's School for Boys, the National Cathedral School for Girls, and Beauvoir, the National Cathedral Elementary School.<ref>[http://www.edow.org/diocese/bishops/chane_bio.html Biography of Bishop John Bryson Chane] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313085352/http://edow.org/diocese/bishops/chane_bio.html |date=2009-03-13 }} Episcopal Diocese of Washington</ref>

''Washingtonian Magazine'' named him as one of the 150 most influential leaders in the District of Columbia. The ''Sunday Telegraph'' in London called him one of the most prominent leaders in the [[Anglican Communion]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/30/AR2010013001301.html |title=D.C.'s Episcopal bishop, known for liberal causes, to retire |date=January 31, 2010 |first=Michelle |last=Boorstein |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>

A leader in global interfaith dialogue and study,<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.c-span.org/video/?187222-1/interfaith-dialog| title = Interfaith Dialog {{!}} C-SPAN.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beliefnet.com/news/2005/08/pushing-past-terror-to-understanding.aspx|title = Pushing Past Terror to Understanding}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/01/21/opinion/war-terror-religion/index.html|title=Fear, hatred, slaughter marks of heresy -- not God|website=[[CNN]]|date=21 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chqdaily.wordpress.com/2012/08/14/chane-embraces-radical-label-while-building-interfaith-bridges/|title=Chane embraces 'radical' label while building interfaith bridges|date=14 August 2012}}</ref> Chane traveled to Iran on numerous occasions as the invited guest of former Iranian President [[Mohammad Khatami]]. In late 2011, he was part of a four-person delegation that traveled to Tehran, and was instrumental in freeing the [[2009–11 detention of American hikers by Iran|American hikers]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncronline.org/news/world/mission-iran-improves-relations-dialogue|title = Mission to Iran improves relations with dialogue|date = 20 September 2011}}</ref> held in Evin Prison.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archive.episcopalchurch.org/79425_129878_ENG_HTM.htm |title=Episcopal News Service - NEWS |access-date=2018-11-08 |archive-date=2012-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127032113/http://archive.episcopalchurch.org/79425_129878_ENG_HTM.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is one of the few from the West who has ever met with the current Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah [[Ali Khameni]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100645236|title=In Iran, Supreme Leader Wields True Power|newspaper=NPR.org}}</ref>

Chane has participated as a presenter at conferences in Oslo <ref>https://unaoc.org/repository/oslo_conference_statement.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> and Tehran sponsored by the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights, the ''Club de Madrid'', and ''Le Dialogue des Civilizations'', focusing on religion, politics and terrorism, religion and politics and gender equality.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.globalequality.org/component/content/article/1-in-the-news/120-bishop-john-bryson-chane-delivers-speech-on-respecting-diversity-on-behalf-of-the-us-delegation-at-the-osce-tolerance-meeting-in-astana|title = Bishop John Bryson Chane delivers speech on respecting diversity on behalf of the US delegation at the OSCE tolerance meeting in Astana - Council for Global Equality}}</ref> He continues to work with the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., as a planner and presenter at the annual U.S. Islamic World Forum, held in Doha, Qatar.

He has spoken on numerous occasions at the Industrial College of The Armed Forces in Washington D.C., the U.S. Secretary of State's Open Forum and as the Anglican principal at the semi-annual Christian-Muslim Summit sponsored by Washington National Cathedral.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.episcopalchurch.org/files/bi_032110_half_bw_0.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-11-08 |archive-date=2018-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109111910/https://www.episcopalchurch.org/files/bi_032110_half_bw_0.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> A respected speaker and charismatic preacher, he has been invited on several occasions by the Chautauqua Institution of New York to serve as Preacher in Residence.

Chane has been the recipient of various awards, including D.C.'s Interfaith Bridge Builders Award, the George Washington University President's Medal, the Berea College Founder's Medal, Search for Common Ground's Award for Global Peace and Reconciliation, the Rumi Forum's Global Peace Award and the Yale Divinity School's Lux et Veritas Award. He was a contributing author to ''Iraq Uncensored'', an initiative of the bipartisan American Security Project,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americansecurityproject.org/issues2/iraq-uncensored/|title = Just Released – Iraq Uncensored}}</ref>

On January 30, 2010, Chane announced his intention to retire as Episcopal Bishop of Washington, stepping down from that role in 2011.<ref>[https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/people/john-bryson-chane Bishop John Bryson Chane's Retirement announcement] Episcopal Diocese of Washington</ref> The ninth bishop, [[Mariann Edgar Budde]], was consecrated and installed at Washington National Cathedral on November 12, 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.episcopalchurch.org/library/article/mariann-budde-consecrated-washingtons-ninth-bishop|title = Homepage}}</ref>

== Life and career ==
A [[Boston]] native, Chane served as [[Dean (religion)#Anglican Communion|dean]] of [[St. Paul's Cathedral (San Diego)|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.edow.org/youth/chanegang.html |title=Our Bishop Really Rocks |access-date=2009-03-23 |archive-date=2008-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829183830/http://www.edow.org/youth/chanegang.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1868285|title = Bishop Drums to the Blues in Off-Hours|newspaper = NPR.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ack.net/entertainment/20170915/rockin-rev-leads-benefit-concert |title=Rockin' Rev leads benefit concert - Entertainment - the Inquirer and Mirror - Nantucket, MA |access-date=2018-11-09 |archive-date=2018-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110040538/http://www.ack.net/entertainment/20170915/rockin-rev-leads-benefit-concert |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== 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 [[Recognition of same-sex unions in Nigeria|criminalize same-sex marriage]], media depictions of "same-sex amorous relationships," and the registration of "gay clubs, societies and organizations."<ref>[http://www.anglican-nig.org/communique_ibadan2006.htm Message to the Nation, September 2006] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820102112/http://www.anglican-nig.org/communique_ibadan2006.htm |date=2008-08-20 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.fulcrum-anglican.org.uk/news/2006/20061121radner.cfm?doc=167#appendix A Bill For An Act To Make Provisions For The Prohibition Of Sexual Relationship Between Persons Of The Same Sex, Celebration Of Marriage By Them And For Other Matters Connected Therewith Be It Enacted By The National Assembly Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria As Follows] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612181026/http://www.fulcrum-anglican.org.uk/news/2006/20061121radner.cfm?doc=167 |date=2008-06-12 }}</ref>

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."<ref name=GospelIntolerance>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/24/AR2006022401801.html A Gospel of Intolerance] John Bryson Chane</ref> 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.<ref name=GospelIntolerance>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/24/AR2006022401801.html A Gospel of Intolerance] John Bryson Chane</ref>

==See also==
* [[Succession of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States|List of Succession of Bishops for the Episcopal Church, USA]]

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.edow.org/ Episcopal Diocese of Washington website]

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