William C. Wantland
William Charles Wantland (born April 14, 1934) is an American Anglican Bishop. He is a former Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire.[1]
Biography
Wantland was born in Edmond, Oklahoma.[2] He is of Seminole, Chickasaw and Choctaw descent.
Prior to becoming a member of the clergy, Wantland was a practicing attorney. He served as municipal judge of Seminole, Oklahoma and on the Seminole City Council. He also served as vice-mayor of Seminole. Upon the advice of the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma, Wantland became a worker-priest at his local church. He later became a full-time priest.
Wantland became Bishop of the Diocese of Eau Claire in 1980. During that time, he was honored by the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. He was embraced as one their own and was given the name 'Manido Nigani', meaning "He who stands forth in the Spirit", referencing his position as an Episcopal bishop.
After retiring from the Diocese of Eau Claire in 1999, Wantland helped to form the Anglican Church in North America. He was a founding member of the ACNA House of Bishops and helped write the ACNA Constitution and Canons. Wantland also serves as Assisting Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth.[3] He became the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Seminole Nation in 2011.
Additionally, Wantland has been a member of the faculty at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, Seminole State College and Nashotah House. He is also a published author of a number of books.
Education
- Seminole High School - Seminole, Oklahoma
- Seminole State College
- University of Oklahoma
- George Washington University
- University of Hawaii
- Oklahoma City University
- Oklahoma City University School of Law
- Geneva-St. Alban's Theological College
- Canterbury Christ Church University
- University of Cambridge
- St. Deiniol's Library, now Gladstone's Library
- College of Preachers
References
- ^ The Gamma-Kappa Fraternity-The University of Oklahoma-Bill Wantland '53
- ^ "Seminole Nation, OK: Anglican Bishop Becomes First Chief Justice of the Seminole Nation Supreme Court". Virtue Online.org. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ "The Bishop and His Staff". The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- 1934 births
- Living people
- American people of Chickasaw descent
- American people of Choctaw descent
- American people of Seminole descent
- People from Edmond, Oklahoma
- People from Seminole, Oklahoma
- Religious leaders from Wisconsin
- Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America
- Bishops of the Anglican Church in North America
- American Anglicans
- University of Oklahoma alumni
- George Washington University alumni
- University of Hawaii alumni
- Oklahoma City University alumni
- Oklahoma City University School of Law alumni
- Alumni of Canterbury Christ Church University
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- Seminole State College (Oklahoma) alumni
- Nashotah House faculty
- University of Oklahoma faculty
- Oklahoma lawyers
- Oklahoma city council members
- Oklahoma state court judges
- Writers from Oklahoma
- Writers from Wisconsin