David Earle Bailey
The Right Reverend David Earle Bailey | |
|---|---|
| III Bishop of Navajoland | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Navajoland |
| Elected | March 24, 2010 |
| Previous post(s) | Canon to the Ordinary, Episcopal Diocese of Utah; Rector, St Stephen's Episcopal Church, Phoenix, Arizona |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | February 10, 1980 |
| Consecration | August 7, 2010 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 30, 1940 Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | July 28, 2024 (aged 84) |
| Alma mater | Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest |
David Earle Bailey (March 30, 1940 – July 28, 2024) was an American Episcopalian clergyman who was bishop of the Missionary Diocese of Navajoland, a missionary diocese of the Episcopal Church. He was consecrated bishop on August 7, 2010.
Bailey was ordained to the priesthood in 1980 and received an MDiv from the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest. He had previously served as rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Phoenix, Arizona, and as canon to the ordinary and development director in the Episcopal Diocese of Utah.[1] He was a member of Bishops Against Gun Violence.
Consecrated bishop at age 70, he was the second oldest person to be made a bishop in the Episcopal Church and the first septuagenarian since the eighteenth-century.[2]
Bailey died on July 28, 2024, at the age of 84.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ McCaughan, Pat (2010-08-08). "NAVAJOLAND: David Bailey consecrated bishop in ceremony filled with Navajo tradition". Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ Bains, David R. (2020-06-19). "Oldest Bishops in the Episcopal Church at Time of Their Consecration". Chasing Churches. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ Michael, Mark (30 July 2024). "Former Navajoland Bishop Dies at 84". The Living Church. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Diocesan biography
- Bishops Against Gun Violence
- Former Navajoland Bishop David Bailey dies at 84 Episcopal News Service
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