Robert John O'Neill (bishop)

The Right Reverend

Robert John O'Neill
Bishop of Colorado
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseColorado
ElectedJune 21, 2003
In office2004–2019
PredecessorJerry Winterrowd
SuccessorKimberly Lucas
Orders
Ordination1982
ConsecrationOctober 4, 2003
by James L. Jelinek
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
SpouseGinger
Previous post(s)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[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "A Brief History of The Episcopal Church in Colorado", Diocese of Colorado. Retrieved on 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Colorado Consecrated its Bishop Coadjutor". The Living Church. 227: 16. 26 October 2003.
  3. ^ "Colo. Bishop to Retire in 2019", The Living Church, 29 November 2017. Retrieved on 26 January 2021.