John Lipscomb

John Bailey Lipscomb (born July 25, 1950)^[1] 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.^[2][3] In 1997, Lipscomb succeeded as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida where he oversaw around 37,000 Episcopalians.^[4] He retired in 2007 after months of medical leave relating to malaria and Parkinson's disease.^[5] After his retirement, he joined the Roman Catholic Church and was ordained as a priest in that church in 2009.^[6]

As of 2012^[update], Lipscomb was spiritual director of the Bethany retreat center in the Diocese of St. Petersburg.^[2]