Jeffery Rowthorn
The Right Reverend Jeffery Rowthorn | |
|---|---|
| Bishop in Charge | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Province | Province II |
| Diocese | Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe |
| Appointed | 1 January 1994 |
| In office | 1994–2001 |
| Predecessor | Matthew P. Bigliardi |
| Successor | Pierre Whalon |
| Previous post | Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut (1987–1993) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 30 September 1962 (deacon) 29 September 1963 (priest) by Mervyn Stockwood |
| Consecration | 19 September 1987 by Edmond L. Browning |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1934 Newport, Wales |
| Died | 23 July 2025 (aged 91) Bloomfield, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Anne Long Wheeler |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge Union Theological Seminary Oriel College, Oxford Berkeley Divinity School |
Jeffery William Rowthorn (also spelled Jeffrey; 9 April 1934 – 23 July 2025) was an Anglican bishop and hymnographer primarily active in the Episcopal Church in the United States. His early career was spent in parish ministry in the Diocese of Southwark and the Diocese of Oxford of the Church of England. He then moved to the United States where he worked at two seminaries: Union Theological Seminary in New York City, and Berkeley Divinity School in New Haven, Connecticut. He was elected a bishop in the Episcopal Church, serving as a suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut from 1987 to 1994, and as Bishop in Charge of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe from 1994 to 2001.