Robert John O'Neill (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific Prefix:The Right Reverend
Robert John O'Neill
Bishop of Colorado
Diocese:Colorado
Elected:June 21, 2003
Term:2004–2019
Retired:-->
Predecessor:Jerry Winterrowd
Successor:Kimberly Lucas
Ordination:1982
Consecration:October 4, 2003
Consecrated By:James L. Jelinek
Tomb:-->
Spouse:Ginger
Previous Post:Coadjutor Bishop of Colorado (2003-2004)

Robert John O'Neill is an American prelate of the Episcopal Church, who served as the tenth Bishop of Colorado between 2004 and 2019.

Biography

O'Neill was ordained priest in 1982 after seminary studies at the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale.[1] O'Neill served in Colorado as Canon Educator at St. John's Cathedral in Denver, and prior to his election as Coadjutor Bishop of Colorado on June 21, 2003, served as rector of Epiphany Church in Winchester, Massachusetts. He was consecrated bishop on October 4, 2003, by the Bishop of Minnesota James L. Jelinek, in the Cherry Hills Community Church in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.[2] He succeeded as diocesan bishop in 2004, and retired in 2019.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://episcopalcolorado.org/history-of-the-episcopal-church-in-colorado/ "A Brief History of The Episcopal Church in Colorado"
  2. 26 October 2003. Colorado Consecrated its Bishop Coadjutor . . 227. 16.
  3. https://livingchurch.org/2017/11/29/colo-bishop-to-retire-in-2019/ "Colo. Bishop to Retire in 2019"