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Jack Marston McKelvey

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Jack Marston McKelvey
Bishop of Rochester
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseRochester
ElectedJune 19, 1999
In office2000–2008
PredecessorWilliam G. Burrill
SuccessorPrince G. Singh
Previous post(s)Suffragan Bishop of Newark (1991–1999)
Orders
Ordination1967
by J. Brooke Mosley
ConsecrationApril 20, 1991
by O'Kelley Whitaker
Personal details
Born (1941-10-08) October 8, 1941 (age 83)
DenominationAnglican
ParentsGeorge McKelvey & Dorothy Sullivan
SpouseLinda Boardman (m. Aug. 29, 1964)
Children4

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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "From Suffragan to Diocesan for Two Bishops: Rochester Elects Bishop McKelvey". The Living Church. 219 (2): 6. July 11, 1999.
  2. ^ "Episcopal Dioceses Select New Bishops". New York Times. June 20, 1999.