Jeffrey Lee (bishop)
The Right Reverend Jeffrey Dean Lee M.Div. | |
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Paula Clark | |
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Ordination | 1985 by William C. R. Sheridan |
Consecration | February 2, 2008 by Katharine Jefferts Schori |
Personal details | |
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Anglican (prev. Lutheran) |
Spouse | Lisa Rogers Lee |
Children | 2 |
Jeffrey Dean Lee is a bishop of the Episcopal Church who served as the Twelfth Bishop of Chicago from 2008 to 2020.[1]
A native of
Lee served as the canon to the ordinary after being ordained as a priest. He also worked in church development, having started a suburban congregation near Indianapolis, Indiana. Lee worked as a rector with declining parishes in both Wisconsin and Washington before being elected Bishop of Chicago. Lee was chosen from a slate of eight nominees.[2] Lee was the 1,026th bishop consecrated for the Episcopal Church. He has served as Bishop Provisional in the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee since April 1, 2021.[3]
Reunification with Quincy
A major event that happened during Lee's time in office was the reunification of the Chicago diocese with the
Planned retirement
On February 14, 2019, Lee announced his intention to retire in August 2020, and asked the Diocese of Chicago to begin the process of identifying and calling his replacement by or shortly after his retirement.[6] This was delayed until the end of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
See also
- List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
- Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States
References
- ^ "Bishop Lee". Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ a b Brachear, Manya A. (February 1, 2008). "Bishop Jeffrey Lee: Episcopal Leader Embraces Reality". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ "Bishop Lee to be Bishop Provisional in Milwaukee". December 2, 2020.
- ^ "Episcopalians in Illinois Vote to Reunify". Episcopal Diocese of Chicago.
- ^ "Bishops Celebrate Reunion". The Living Church. August 29, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ Lee. The Rt. Rev. Jeffrey D. (February 14, 2019), A Letter from Bishop Lee/Una Carta del Obispo Lee: Call for the Election of the Thirteenth Bishop of Chicago (in English and Spanish), Chicago, Illinois: Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, retrieved February 14, 2019
- ^ "Bishop Lee to Retire at Year-end; Election planned for December 12". Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. June 17, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
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