Geoffrey Rowell
| The Right Reverend Geoffrey Rowell PhD DD MA[1] |
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| Bishop in Europe | |
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| Church | Church of England |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Gibraltar in Europe |
| In office | 2001-2013 |
| Predecessor | John Hind |
| Successor | Robert Innes |
| Other posts | Bishop of Basingstoke 1994–2001 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | c. 1968 |
| Consecration | 1994 by George Carey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 February 1943 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Church Road, Worth |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
Douglas Geoffrey Rowell (born 13 February 1943) is a retired Anglican bishop, having served as the third Bishop in Europe until his retirement on 8 November 2013.[2] Rowell is currently an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Chichester.
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Education
Rowell was educated at Winchester College and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
Career
Since 1999, Rowell has been an episcopal patron of Project Canterbury, an online archive of Anglican texts.
Rowell was commissioned as Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe (often called "Bishop in Europe") on 18 October 2001 at St Margaret's, Westminster and enthroned in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Gibraltar, 1 November 2001.
At the November 2012 meeting of the General Synod of the Church of England, Rowell was one of the three members of the House of Bishops who voted against the ordination of women as bishops.[3]
Controversy
In January 2007, Rowell suspended the chaplain of Istanbul, Ian Sherwood, and the entire chaplaincy council.[4]
Writings
Rowell has authored or co-authored the following:
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Outline of career
- Ordained priest in the Church of England, 1969
- Chaplain of Keble College, Oxford, 1971–1994
- Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Leicester, 1979–1990
- Canon of Chichester Cathedral, 1981
- Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Winchester, 1991–1993
- Suffragan Bishop of Basingstoke, 1994–2001
- Bishop in Europe, 2001–2013
Styles
- Geoffrey Rowell Esq (1943–1968)
- The Revd Geoffrey Rowell (1968–1981)
- The Revd Canon Geoffrey Rowell (1981–1994)
- The Rt Revd Geoffrey Rowell (1994–present)
References
- ↑ Press Release — Suffragan See of Basingstoke (National Archives)
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Further reading
- Who's Who, 2006 (A. & C. Black, London, 2006)
External links
- Anglican Church in Europe website at the Wayback Machine (archived April 18, 2012)
- Anglicans in Istanbul, Letter to "the Times", 2 February 2007(subscription required)
