Bill Thompson (bishop)


William A. Thompson
Bishop of Western Anglicans
ChurchAnglican Church in North America
DioceseWestern Anglicans
In office2009–2014
SuccessorKeith Andrews
Previous post(s)Rector, All Saints Anglican Church
Orders
OrdinationDecember 1971
ConsecrationOctober 31, 2009
by Robert Duncan
Personal details
Born(1946-08-02)August 2, 1946
DiedJune 21, 2020(2020-06-21) (aged 73)

William Avery Thompson (1946–2020) was an American Anglican bishop. A key figure in the Anglican realignment in the United States, he was the longtime rector of All Saints Episcopal Church, which left the Episcopal Church for oversight by the Church of Uganda in 2004. He became a leader in the Common Cause Partnership, which in 2009 emerged as the Anglican Church in North America, and in 2009 was elected the first bishop of the ACNA's Diocese of Western Anglicans.