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The Right Reverend Jack L Iker, DD, SSC
III Bishop Fort Worth
 The Rt. Rev. Jack Leo Iker was ordained and consecrated Bishop
Coadjutor of the Diocese of Fort Worth on April 24, 1993. He succeeded
The Rt. Rev. Clarence C. Pope, Jr., as the Third Bishop of
Fort Worth on January 1, 1995. His ordinations as deacon and as priest
took place in 1974 in the Diocese of Southern Ohio.
Bishop Iker was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 31, 1949. He
received his Bachelor of Arts Degree with high honors from the University of
Cincinnati in 1971 and his Master of Divinity from The General Theological
Seminary in New York City in 1974. Following a two year curacy at St.
George's Church in Dayton, Ohio, he joined the clergy staff as an assistant
at The Church of the Redeemer in Sarasota, Florida, where, after two and a
half years, he was elected Rector in 1978. He served in this position
for 15 years until his election to the episcopate in October of 1992.
Bishop Iker held a number of leadership positions in the Diocese of
Southwest Florida, including three terms as President of the Standing
Committee and service as a Deputy to three General Conventions - 1985, 1988,
and 1991. He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees at
Nashotah House, and the University of the South.
During his parish ministry, he was active in a variety of community
ministries on many different levels. Bishop Iker served as the
founding president of Resurrection House (a center for ministry to the
homeless) and was co-founder of the Caritas Ministry (an ecumenical program
providing food and financial assistance to those in need). His service
on many boards included the Y.M.C.A., the First Step Alcoholism Treatment
Center, and the Safe Place Rape Crisis Center in Sarasota.
Married to Donna Marie Bowling in 1967, they are the parents of three
daughters - Christine, Jennifer, and Deborah and have two granddaughters.
The Bishop has been awarded honorary Doctor of Divinity Degrees from
Nashotah House, the University of the South, and the General Theological
Seminary.
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