William G. Burrill

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The Right Reverend

William George Burrill

D.D.
Bishop of Rochester
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Rochester
ElectedNovember 5, 1983
In office1984–1999
Predecessor Robert R. Spears Jr.
Successor Jack Marston McKelvey
Other post(s)Assistant Bishop of Arizona
Orders
Ordination1959
by  Charles L. Street
ConsecrationApril 26, 1984
by  John Allin
Personal details
Born (1934-04-17) April 17, 1934 (age 89)
New York City, New York, United States
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
Parents Gerald Francis Burrill & Janet Burrill
SpouseKay Clough (m. 1960, d.2010)
Marilyn Carol Usher (m. 2013)
Children4
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Rochester (1984)
Alma mater Sewanee: The University of the South

William George Burrill (born April 17, 1934) was sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, serving from 1984 to 1999.

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Early life and education

Burrill was born in 1934 in New York City, the son of the Reverend Gerald Francis Burrill, later Bishop of Chicago, and Janet Burrill. He studied at the Sewanee: The University of the South and later at the General Theological Seminary. He also has a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Divinity from General.

Ordination

Burrill was ordained deacon on June 20, 1959, by Bishop Charles L. Street, Suffragan of Chicago and a priest later that year. He served as the Episcopal chaplain at the University of California between 1962 and 1973. He was also vicar of St Martin's Church in Davis, California and later became rector of the same church. In 1982 he was appointed Archdeacon of Northern California. [1]

Bishop

Burrill was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Rochester on November 5, 1983, after 18 ballots during a special convention which took place in Christ Church in Corning, New York. He was consecrated on April 26, 1984, by Presiding Bishop John Allin in the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Rochester, New York. He succeeded as diocesan bishop on July 1, 1984, upon the retirement of Robert R. Spears Jr. He remained in Rochester till 1999 after which he served as Assistant Bishop of Arizona. He is also Bishop-in-Residence at All Saints' Church in Phoenix, Arizona. [2]

Family

Burrill married Kay Clough in 1960 and together had four children. After his wife died in 2010, he married Marilyn Carol Usher in 2013.

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References

  1. ↑ "Rochester Taps Burrill as Bishop-coadjutor", Episcopal News Service, November 10, 1983. Retrieved on 15 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "The Rt. Rev. William Burrill", All Saints Episcopal Church, Phoenix. Retrieved on 15 March 2019.


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