The Rt Revd Geoffrey Rowell PhD DD MA[1] |
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Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe | |
Rowell in Vienna, Austria in 2009 |
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Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese in Europe[2] |
Enthroned | 1 November 2001 |
Predecessor | Rt Revd John Hind |
Other posts | Bishop of Basingstoke (1994–2001) |
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Ordination | c. 1968 |
Consecration | 18 October 2001 |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 February 1943 |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Residence | Church Road, Worth |
Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
Douglas Geoffrey Rowell (born 13 February 1943) is an Anglican bishop, currently serving as the third Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe.
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Rowell was educated at Winchester College and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
Rowell was commissioned as Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe on 18 October 2001 at St Margaret's, Westminster and enthroned in Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Gibraltar, 1 November 2001.
His residence, Bishop's Lodge, is at Church Road, Worth, Crawley, Sussex, England.
In January 2007, Rowell courted controversy by suspending the chaplain of Istanbul, Ian Sherwood, and the entire chaplaincy council, including Victoria Short, widow of Roger Short, the British Consul General killed in the 2003 bomb attack.[3] The controversy deepened in January 2008, when Rowell went ahead and ordained the Turkish deacon at the centre of the row.[4]
Rowell has authored or co-authored the following:
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Preceded by Michael Manktelow |
Bishop of Basingstoke 1994–2001 |
Succeeded by Trevor Willmott |
Preceded by John Hind |
Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe 2001—present |
Incumbent |