Robert Fitzpatrick (bishop)

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The Right Reverend

Robert LeRoy Fitzpatrick
Bishop of Hawaii
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Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Hawaii
ElectedOctober 20, 2006
In office2007–present
Predecessor Richard Sui On Chang
Orders
Ordination1986
ConsecrationMarch 10, 2007
by  Katharine Jefferts Schori
Personal details
Born (1958-09-20) September 20, 1958 (age 65)
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
SpouseBeatrice Elizondo Fitzpatrick
Children2
Previous post(s)Canon to the Ordinary of the Diocese of Hawaii (2000-2007)
Education DePauw University (BA)
General Theological Seminary (M. Div.)
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary (D. Min.)

Robert "Bob" LeRoy Fitzpatrick (born September 20, 1958) is an American bishop of the Episcopal Church, who is the current Bishop of Hawaii.

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Early life and education

He was born on September 20, 1958, in Decatur, Illinois. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from DePauw University in 1981, a Master of Divinity degree from the General Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry in Homiletics degree from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary.

Ordained ministry

After ordination, he became assist priest at St Peter’s Church in Morristown, New Jersey, and in 1990, he became rector (priest-in-charge) of Grace Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In 2000, he was called to Hawaii and became a member of the staff of the Bishop of Hawaii, and then as Canon to the Ordinary (the bishop's executive officer)from 2002. He also served as the priest-in-charge of congregations in Kapolei and Honolulu.

Bishop

Fitzpatrick was elected Bishop of Hawaii on October 20, 2006, and was consecrated bishop and installed as ordinary of the diocese on March 10, 2007, by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, with several international co-consecrators. [1] The bishop is married to Beatrice Elizondo Fitzpatrick. They have two adult sons together.

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References

  1. Ritz, Mary Kaye (11 March 2007). "Bishop ascends amid a 'celebration of life'". Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 16 October 2019.