Jack Marston McKelvey explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific Prefix:The Right Reverend
Jack Marston McKelvey
Diocese:Rochester
Elected:June 19, 1999
Term:2000–2008
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Predecessor:William G. Burrill
Successor:Prince G. Singh
Ordination:1967
Ordained By:J. Brooke Mosley
Consecration:April 20, 1991
Consecrated By:O'Kelley Whitaker
Birth Date:8 October 1941
Birth Place:Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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Religion:Anglican
Parents:George McKelvey & Dorothy Sullivan
Spouse:Linda Boardman (m. Aug. 29, 1964)
Children:4
Previous Post:Suffragan Bishop of Newark (1991–1999)

Jack Marston McKelvey (born October 8, 1941) is a bishop of The Episcopal Church, serving in the Diocese of Newark and the Diocese of Rochester.[1] [2]

Biography

McKelvey was ordained deacon in 1966 and priest in 1967. He served as Rector of St. Paul's, Englewood, New Jersey, from 1978 to 1991. In 1991 he was elected Suffragan Bishop of Newark and was consecrated on April 20, 1991, by O'Kelley Whitaker, Bishop of Central New York. On June 19, 1999, he was elected Bishop of Rochester during a special convention in St Thomas' Church in Bath, New York. McKelvey was elected on the fifth ballot. He was installed on December 4, 1999, and started exercising his duties as Bishop of Rochester on January 1, 2000. He retired in 2008.

Notes and References

  1. . July 11, 1999 . From Suffragan to Diocesan for Two Bishops: Rochester Elects Bishop McKelvey . . 219 . 2 . 6.
  2. News: . Episcopal Dioceses Select New Bishops . . June 20, 1999.