Robert Fitzpatrick (bishop)

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| honorific_prefix = The Right Reverend

| name = Robert LeRoy Fitzpatrick

| title = Bishop of Hawaii

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| alt = Fitzpatrick at Saint Nicholas Episcopal Church in Kapolei, Hawaii

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| diocese = Hawaii

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| elected = October 20, 2006

| term = 2007–present

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| enthroned = March 10, 2007

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| consecration = March 10, 2007

| consecrated_by = Katharine Jefferts Schori

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| birth_place = Decatur, Illinois, United States

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| nationality = American

| religion = Anglican

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| spouse = Beatrice Elizondo Fitzpatrick

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| previous_post = 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.)

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

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.{{cite news |last1=Ritz |first1=Mary Kaye |title=Bishop ascends amid a 'celebration of life' |url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Mar/11/ln/FP703110341.html |accessdate=16 October 2019 |work=Honolulu Advertiser |date=11 March 2007}} The bishop is married to Beatrice Elizondo Fitzpatrick. They have two adult sons together.

References

External links

https://www.episcopalchurch.org/bishop/rt-rev-robert-fitzpatrick
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Oct/20/br/br0615374289.html
http://www.depauw.edu/news-media/latest-news/details/19064/
http://archive.episcopalchurch.org/3577_78834_ENG_HTM.htm
http://archives.starbulletin.com/2007/03/10/features/adamski.html
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Mar/11/ln/FP703110341.html

Category:1958 births

Category:Living people

Category:Episcopal bishops of Hawaii

Category:People from Decatur, Illinois

Category:DePauw University alumni

Category:General Theological Seminary alumni

Category:Seabury-Western Theological Seminary alumni