Edward J. Konieczny

Edward J. Konieczny (The surname is pronounced "con YETCH nee".) In 2022, he was appointed by Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt to the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board.

Early life Bishop Ed was born December 20, 1954, at Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, Washington. In 1955, the family, including Ed and his two siblings, older sister Helene and younger brother William, moved to Anaheim, California. Bishop Ed announced his retirement effective in 2020, and on December 14, 2019, the diocesan convention elected Poulson Reed as bishop coadjutor. Reed succeeded him as Bishop Diocesan December 31, 2020.

Activities as bishop In addition to the normal duties as bishop of a diocese, he has played an important and highly visible role in the national and international church, such as: member of Bishops United Against Gun Violence, member of Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, member of Executive Committee of Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, member of the Presiding Bishop's Council of Advice, member of the Presiding Bishop Transition and Installation Committee, Co-chair of the Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop, and Key Note Speaker at the Reclaiming the Gospel of Peace Conference. Additionally, he serves as the Episcopal Representative of the Episcopal Church to the Anglican Consultative Council; Chair of the Brazil Bilateral Committee; member of the Anglican Bishops in Dialogue Consultation; and established a Companion Relationship between the Diocese of Oklahoma the Anglican Diocese of Uruguay. In 2017, he was instrumental in partnering with Bishop Jacop Ayebo and completing construction of St. James Church in Bolgatanga, Ghana. Bishop The document refutes political arguments that the Bible supports (or even commands) the death penalty, and publicly calls for the Government of Oklahoma to abolish the death penalty in the state.

Oklahoma pardon and parole board In 2022, Governor Kevin Stitt appointed Konieczny to the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board. After it was reported that he signed a "Theological Statement in Opposition to the Death Penalty," he "assured the governor he is prepared, should he believe it to be appropriate, to vote in support of the death penalty in accordance with the law of Oklahoma."

Personal life Ed Konieczny and his wife, Debra, married in 1978. They have two sons, one daughter-in-law, and five grandchildren.