Geoffrey Rowell
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Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
Douglas Geoffrey Rowell (
Early life and education
Rowell was born on 13 February 1943 in
Rowell was educated at
He was later incorporated MA at
Career
Rowell was
In 1972, Rowell was appointed
Rowell was
From 1999, Rowell was 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
Views
Rowell opposed the
Rowell was part of the traditionalist
Turkish controversies
In 2004, Rowell disagreed publicly with parishioners in Turkey over his plans to lease a historic and recently renovated church building for use as a nightclub. The plan was defeated after popular complaints.[11]
In January 2007, Rowell suspended the chaplain of Istanbul, Ian Sherwood, and the entire chaplaincy council.[12] By 2008 the disagreement between Rowell and the Anglican chaplaincies in Turkey had intensified, as the bishop insisted on ordaining a Turkish convert from Islam despite complaints from local Anglican clergy and laity that the ordination would place them in serious physical danger. When the bishop arrived to carry out the ordination he found himself locked out of all six Anglican churches and was forced to administer the ordination in a borrowed Calvinist chapel. The secretary of the Istanbul chaplaincy council described Rowell as a "rogue bishop",[11] whilst the senior chaplain in Turkey accused Rowell of causing suffering to ordinary people because the bishop's life had been largely "in the shelter of Oxford University".[11]
Personal life
Rowell never married nor had any children.[4]
Rowell was a member of the men-only,
Styles
- The Reverend Geoffrey Rowell (1968–1981)
- The Reverend CanonGeoffrey Rowell (1981–1994)
- The Right Reverend Geoffrey Rowell (1994–2017)
Writings
Rowell was extensively published in the field of Anglo-Catholic church history. He was the founding president of the
- Rowell, Geoffrey; ISBN 978-0-19-150087-9.
- — (1991). The Vision Glorious: Themes and Personalities of the Catholic Revival in Anglicanism. Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0-19-826332-6.
- —; Chilcott-Monk, Julien (2003). Come, Lord Jesus!: Daily Readings for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. Morehouse. ISBN 978-0-8192-1964-0.
- — (1992). The English religious tradition and the genius of Anglicanism. Ikon. ISBN 978-1-871805-02-4.
Rowell co-authored and edited these anthologies:
- — (1990). Confession and Absolution (Essays on the sacrament of penance). London: SPCK. ISBN 0-281-04442-2.
- — (1993). The Oil of Gladness - Anointing in the Christian tradition (Essays on the sacrament of unction). London: SPCK. ISBN 0-8146-2245-3.
See also
References
- ^ The Rt Rev Geoffrey Rowell "Anglican bishop to Europe who wore purple wellies and told the Pope he prayed for him as his parishioner" The Times 27 June 2017 p57
- ^ "BISHOP ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT". Diocese in Europe. 22 March 2013. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.90000380342. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ a b c d e "Douglas Geoffrey Rowell". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Press Release — Suffragan See of Basingstoke (National Archives)
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 21 February 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Rowell, Rt Rev. Dr (Douglas) Geoffrey". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Bingham, John (26 November 2012). "Half of women bishops opponents in Synod were women". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ Paflin, Glyn (16 June 2017). "Bishop and theologian Dr Geoffrey Rowell dies, aged 74". Church Times. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ a b c Smith, Helena (14 January 2008). "Bishop locked out of churches over Turkish priest". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
In 2004, he backed controversial Foreign Office plans to lease a historic chapel in the grounds of the British Consulate – attacked by suicide bombers months earlier – to a Turkish hotelier intent on handing it over to belly dancers.
- ^ "Bishop chastises Istanbul parishioners in growing row". Today's Zaman. 24 January 2007. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
External links
- Anglican Church in Europe website at the Wayback Machine (archived 18 April 2012)
- Anglicans in Istanbul, Letter to "the Times", 2 February 2007(subscription required)