J. Clark Grew II

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The Right Reverend

Joseph Clark Grew II

D.D.
Bishop of Ohio
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Ohio
ElectedOctober 9, 1993
In office1994–2004
Predecessor James R. Moodey
Successor Mark Hollingsworth
Orders
OrdinationDecember 20, 1978
by  John Bowen Coburn
ConsecrationMarch 5, 1994
by  Edmond L. Browning
Personal details
Born (1939-12-20) December 20, 1939 (age 83)
New York City, New York, United States
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
ParentsHenry Sturgis Grew, Jr. & Selina Richards Wood
Spouse
Sarah (Wendy) Loomis
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(m. 1972)​
Children3
Education Episcopal Theological School
Alma mater Harvard College

Joseph Clark Grew II (born December 20, 1939) is an American prelate of the Episcopal Church, who served as Bishop of Ohio from 1994 to 2004.

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Early life, education, and naval career

Grew was born on December 20, 1939, in New York City, the son of Henry Sturgis Grew, Jr. and Selina Richards Wood. Grew was the great nephew of Joseph Grew, who was an American career diplomat and Foreign Service officer, notably serving as the United States Ambassador to Japan at the time of the Attack on Pearl Harbor. He was educated at St Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts and graduated in 1958. He then enrolled in Harvard College, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1962. After college, he served in the United States Navy from 1962 to 1967. He also commanded the USS Constitution from June 28, 1965, till April 28, 1967. [1] He became a lieutenant.

Post-naval career

After retiring from the navy, Grew served as a faculty member of Groton School, and then as director of admissions and assistant headmaster, and dean, of the faculty at St Mark's School. On December 27, 1972, he married Sarah (Wendy) Loomis, and together had three children. [2]

Ordained ministry

Grew then enrolled at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts to study theology. He graduated with a Master of Divinity in 1978, and was ordained to the diaconate on June 18, 1978, and to the priesthood on December 20, 1978. He served as rector of St John's Church in Westwood, Massachusetts from 1978 to 1982, and then rector of Church of the Holy Spirit in Lake Forest, Illinois from 1982 till 1993.

Bishop

Grew was elected on the fifth ballot as the 10th Bishop of Ohio October 9, 1993, and was consecrated to the episcopate on March 5, 1994, by Presiding Bishop Edmond L. Browning. [3] During his episcopacy, he promoted ecumenism, dialogue with other dioceses in Ireland, and support for greater inclusion of women, gay, and lesbian Episcopalians in the church. [4] He retired in 2004, and currently serves at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Boston. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Joseph Clark Grew II", USS Constitution Museum . Retrieved on 16 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "The Rt. Reverend J. Clark Grew '58", St Mark's School. Retrieved on 22 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Bishop of Ohio Consecrated". The Living Church . 208: 6. 27 March 1994.
  4. ↑ "The Rt. Rev. J. Clark Grew, II", St Chris by the River. Retrieved on 22 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Clergy & Rabbi: The Rt. Rev. J. Clark Grew, Senior Pastoral Assistant", Emmanuel Church. Retrieved on 22 November 2020.
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