Geoffrey Rowell
Bishop in Europe; Bishop of Basingstoke; British Anglican bishop
Douglas Geoffrey Rowell (13 February 1943 – 11 June 2017) was an Anglican bishop. He served as Bishop of Basingstoke and then as the third Bishop in Europe until his retirement on 8 November 2013. Following his retirement he ministered as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Chichester (from 2013) and in the Diocese of Portsmouth (from 2015).
Geoffrey Rowell | |
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Bishop in Europe | |
Diocese | Diocese in Europe |
In office | 2001–2013 |
Predecessor | John Hind |
Successor | Robert Innes |
Other posts | Bishop of Basingstoke (1994–2001) |
Orders | |
Ordination | Deacon 1968 Priest 1969 |
Consecration | 2 February 1994 by George Carey |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 February 1943 |
Died | 11 June 2017 | (aged 74)
Denomination | Anglican |
Residence | Church Road, Worth |
Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
Rowell was born in Hampshire and died in the early morning of Trinity Sunday, 11 June 2017, in Worth, West Sussex, aged 74.[1][2]
References
change- ↑ Innes, Robert (11 June 2017). "TRIBUTES TO BISHOP GEOFFREY ROWELL R.I.P." europe.anglican.org. The Diocese in Europe. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ↑ Obituary: The Rt Revd Dr Douglas Geoffrey Rowell, Church Times, 30 June 2017
Other websites
change- Anglicans in Istanbul, Letter to "the Times", 2 February 2007[permanent dead link](subscription required)