Frank Neff Powell

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Frank Neff Powell

D.D.
Bishop of Southwestern Virginia
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Southwestern Virginia
ElectedJune 22, 1996
In office1996–2013
Predecessor Arthur Heath Light
Successor Mark Bourlakas
Orders
Ordination1974
ConsecrationOctober 26, 1996
by  Edmond L. Browning
Personal details
Born (1947-12-28) December 28, 1947 (age 76)
Salem, Oregon, United States
Denomination Anglican
SpouseDorothy Ruth Houck (m. 1970)
Children3

Frank Neff Powell (born December 28, 1947) was the fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia from 1996 till 2013.

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Early life and education

Powell was born on December 28, 1947, in Salem, Oregon. He was baptized at Saint Paul's Church in Salem, Oregon on November 28, 1948. Powell studied at Claremont Men's College from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1970. After this, he commenced studies at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and graduated in 1973. He married Dorothy Ruth Houck in 1970. [1]

Ordained ministry

Powell was ordained deacon in 1973 and priest in 1974. He served as curate at Trinity Church in Portland, Oregon from 1973 till 1975, and later vicar of St Bede's Church in Forest Grove, Oregon from 1975 until 1983. In 1983 he became archdeacon of North Carolina and director for program in the Diocese of North Carolina. In 1990 he was then appointed as executive assistant to the Bishop of Oregon. [2]

Episcopacy

On June 22, 1996, Powell was elected the fifth Bishop of Southwestern Virginia on the fifth ballot. [3] He was consecrated on October 26, 1996, by Presiding Bishop Edmond L. Browning. [4] He retired in July 2013 after nearly seventeen years of ministry leading the Diocese.

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References

  1. ↑ Hudson, Mike. "EPISCOPALIANS PICK NEW S.W. VA. BISHOP", The Roanoke Times , Roanoke, Va, 23 June 1996. Retrieved on 26 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "WELCOME GUEST CHAPLAIN, BISHOP FRANK NEFF POWELL". Congressional Record . 148 (72): 3163. 5 June 2002.
  3. ↑ "Southwestern Virginia Bishop Elected". The Living Church . 213: 6. 14 July 1996.
  4. ↑ "Consecration in Southwestern Virginia". The Living Church . 213: 8. 24 November 1996.


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