Jeffrey Mello

Last updated January 24, 2023

The Rt. Rev. Jeffrey William Mello is an American Episcopal clergyman who has served as 16th Bishop of Connecticut since 2022.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Early life and education

Born and raised in Cranston, Rhode Island, Mello obtained a Bachelor's degree from Rhode Island College in 1991 and a Master's degree in social work from Simmons University in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2000.^[1] After working as a clinical social worker in the addiction psychiatry unit of Massachusetts General Hospital for several years, he studied for a master's degree in divinity at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which he was awarded in 2007.^[1]^[2]

Career

Mello was ordained a deacon on June 2, 2007, and a priest on January 12, 2008.^[1] After serving as associate rector of Christ Church, Cambridge, for two years, he was appointed rector of St. Paul's Church in Brookline, Massachusetts, in 2009.^[2] From 2008 to 2017 he was also an adjunct professor at Episcopal Divinity School.^[1]

In May 2022 Mello was elected Bishop of Connecticut and consecrated on 15 October 2022.^[3]

Family

Mello's husband, Paul, is the founder and artistic director of a theater company in Boston and teaches at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee College of Music. They have one son.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Episcopal Church in Connecticut, Bishop Search and Transition, Rev. Jeffrey Mello candidate page and resume. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
1 2 3 Simmons University, "Jeffrey Mello ’00 MSW Consecrated as Episcopal Bishop of Connecticut", 23 November 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
1 2 Episcopal News Service, "Connecticut consecrates Jeffrey Mello as diocesan bishop", 17 October 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

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Preceded by Ian Douglas	16th Bishop of Connecticut 2022−present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[resume-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Episcopal Church in Connecticut, Bishop Search and Transition, Rev. Jeffrey Mello candidate page and resume. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

[simmons-2] 1 2 3 Simmons University, "Jeffrey Mello ’00 MSW Consecrated as Episcopal Bishop of Connecticut", 23 November 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

[ens-3] 1 2 Episcopal News Service, "Connecticut consecrates Jeffrey Mello as diocesan bishop", 17 October 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

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