Stanton was ordained deacon by the Bishop of Los Angeles Robert C. Rusack in June 1977, and then priest in October 1977 by the Bishop of San Joaquin Victor Rivera. He served as curate at the Church of St Martin-in-Fields in Los Angeles between 1976 and 1977 and then as vicar of St Stephen's Mission in Stockton, California, between 1977 and 1981. In 1982, he became rector of St Luke's Church in Cedar Falls, Iowa, where he remained until 1987. He returned to California in 1987 to serve as the rector of St Mark's Church in Glendale, California.[3]
Bishop
Towards the end of 1992, Stanton was elected the 6th Bishop of Dallas, and was consecratedbishop on March 6, 1993, at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center by Presiding BishopJohn Allin. During his episcopacy, he managed the diocese through the changes undertaken within the Episcopal Church and successfully maintained unity within the diocese. He retired on May 31, 2014. He married Diane Louise Hanson in December 1968 and together had two children.[4][5]
References
^[1], Dallas Morning News, July 6, 2021. Retrieved on November 25, 2021.