Diocesan Staff
The Rev. Payton Wieland
President of the Standing Committee

- Provides Counsel to the bishop
- Vicar of Christ Anglican Church, O’Fallon/Fairview Heights, IL
- B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla (1982, 1986)
- M.S. in Engineering Management, University of Missouri-Rolla (1995)
- M.A.R. Trinity School for Ministry (2012)
- Email
The Right Reverend Abbot Luis Gonzalez, OSB
Secretary to the Bishop

- Oversees communications, correspondence, and other logistics for the bishop and the departments of the diocese
- Email
The Rev. Canon Ed den Blaauwen, SSC
Canon Musician

- Rector, Christ Church, Moline
- BA Theology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa (1978)
- Dip. Theol. St Paul’s Theological College, Grahamstown, South Africa (1982)
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The Very Rev. James Fosdick
Canon to the Ordinary & Dean of Rock Island Deanery

- Provides counsel to the bishop and executes special diocesan tasks as assigned
- Rector, St. Mary of the Snows Anglican Church, Eagle River, WI
- B.A. The Univeristy of Wisconsin, Madison
- Diocese of Chicago School of Ministry (Diaconate)
- Nashotah House (Priesthood)
- Email
Mr. Le Roy Groff
Diocesan Treasurer

- Administers the diocesan budget and funds and assists the bishop as requested.
- B.S. in Management, St. Cloud State University (1976)
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The Rev. Canon Samuel Nyan Lynn
Canon for Karen Ministries

- Bishop’s representative to the Karen people
- Vicar, St.Paul’s Anglican Church, Rock Island, IL
- B.Th, Holy Cross Theological College, Myanmar (2003),
- LLB, Dagon University, Myanmar (2005)
- M.T.S, Myanmar Institute of Theology (2007)
- Diploma in Anglican Studies, Nashotah House Theological Seminary (2009)
- Email
The Very Rev. Lewis A. Payne
Dean Emeritus
- Advisor and treasury of diocesan history
- Father, St. Clare’s, Rushville, IL,
- B.A., Carthage College (1954)
- M.Th., General Seminary (1958)
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The Rev. Canon Eric T. Raskopf
Canon Lawyer

- Canonical Advisor to the Bishop
- Vicar, St. Barnabas Church Plant, Oconomowoc, WI
- University of Wisconsin -Madison B.A. 1987
- Cleveland Marshal College of Law-Juris Doctor 1992
- M.A. Min., Nashotah House (2015)
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The Very Rev. Patrick Smith
Dean of the Cathedral

- Rector, St. John’s Anglican Church, Quincy, IL
- BA English, The University of Texas (1990)
- M.Div., Nashotah House Theological Seminary (1994)
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Deacon Bill Timmons
Vicar of Deacons

- Maintains the link between the deacons of the diocese and the bishop
- Deacon, St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Canton, IL
- B.S. in Education, Western Illinois University
- M.S. in Education Administration, University of Illinois at Springfield
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