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- ↑ Episcopal Clerical Directory 2013 (2013). New York: Church Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-0-89869-888-6, page 381.
- ↑ The Episcopal Church Annual. Morehouse Publishing: New York, New York (2005)
- 1 2 Election Book for Calling the Eight Bishop of Fond du Lac Archived 2014-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Calling the Eight Bishop-Gunter elected 8th Bishop Archived 2014-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 'Ordination for Episcopal Bishop April 26,' Green Bay Press Gazette, April 17, 2014
- ↑ 'Matthew Alan Gunter consecrated eight bishop of Fond du Lac,' Episcopal News Service, April 30, 2014