- George Edward Councell
George Edward Councell, born in 1949 in
Detroit, Michigan , is the 11thbishop of theEpiscopal Diocese of New Jersey and the 990th in succession in the Episcopal Church. [Diocese website, [http://newjersey.anglican.org/Diocese/bishops.html "Bishops of the Diocese of New Jersey] . Retrieved on July 30, 2008.] He was elected bishop onMay 3 ,2003 , and consecrated onOctober 18 ,2003 , at Trinity Cathedral in Trenton. [cite web | title = N.J. Episcopal diocese installs a new bishop | publisher = Philadelphia Inquirer | author = Dwight Ott | url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FE52835C970E656&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM | date = 2003-10-19 | accessdate = 2008-07-30] Officially, Councell followed the Rt. Rev.Joe Morris Doss as bishop in theEpiscopal Diocese of New Jersey after Doss was forced to resign amidst controversy.David Bruce Joslin served as assisting bishop while the diocese organized to elect its 11th bishop.Before his election, Councell spent eight years serving as the
rector of theChurch of the Holy Spirit inLake Forest, Illinois . From 1986-1995 Councell served ascanon to the ordinary in theEpiscopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts following eight years as vicar at St. George's Church inRiverside, California .Councell has also been active in the church serving on the Standing Committee of the
Episcopal Diocese of Chicago (2002-2003), as a trustee toSeabury-Western Theological Seminary , President of the board of Episcopal Charities and Community Services in theEpiscopal Diocese of Chicago (1996-2002), Deputy and Chair of deputation to General Convention in theEpiscopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts (1991, 1994), Secretary of Convention,Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts (1988-1993), a member of Executive Committee of the Alumni/Alumnae Association,Episcopal Divinity School (1988-1992), chair of the Committee for the Future, chaplain and member of the Board of Directors Riverside Hospice,Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles (1982-1984).Councell graduated from the University of California at Riverside Phi Beta Kappa with honors with a Bachelor of Arts in 1971. In 1975 he earned a
Master of Divinity , fromEpiscopal Divinity School inCambridge, Massachusetts . Councell was ordained a priest in 1975 in theEpiscopal Diocese of Los Angeles .Councell lives in
Pennington, New Jersey with his wife, Ruth May Tietjen, an artist and illustrator. They have two grown children: Sarah Councell Turner who graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary with a Master of Theological Studies degree and now working forBread for the World in Washington, D.C., and [http://www.marthacouncell.com/ Martha Councell] , a professional flutist.References
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* [http://www.newjersey.anglican.org/bishop/index.html Bishop Councell biographical page]
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