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John Bailey Lipscomb (born July 25, 1950) is a former Episcopal bishop who later became a Roman Catholic priest.

Lipscomb's father was a Baptist pastor and Lipscomb grew up in the Baptist tradition. In 1997, Lipscomb succeeded as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida where he oversaw around 37,000 Episcopalians. He retired in 2007 after months of medical leave relating to malaria and Parkinson's disease. After his retirement, he joined the Roman Catholic Church and was ordained as a priest in that church in 2009.

As of 2012, Lipscomb was spiritual director of the Bethany retreat center in the Diocese of St. Petersburg.

References

1. Episcopal Clerical Directory 2005 (Revised Edition) (2006). New York: Church Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-0-89869-534-2, p. 546.
2. ^ Saunders, Katharine (2012-07-16). "How I met your Father: Married Episcopalians becoming Catholic priests". Retrieved 2022-01-09.
3. "Fr. John Lipscomb - Former Episcopalian Bishop". The Coming Home Network. October 10, 2018. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
4. Schjonberg, Mary Frances (May 17, 2007). "SOUTHWEST FLORIDA: Bishop Lipscomb announces retirement plans". Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
5. Staff Report (May 18, 2007). "Bishop Lipscomb to leave post". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
6. John Barry (December 9, 2009). "Former Episcopal bishop Lipscomb now a Catholic priest". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016.

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