Geoffrey Rowell
Geoffrey Rowell | |
|---|---|
| Bishop in Europe | |
| Diocese | Diocese in Europe |
| In office | 2001–2013 |
| Predecessor | John Hind |
| Successor | Robert Innes |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Basingstoke (1994–2001) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | Deacon 1968 Priest 1969 |
| Consecration | 2 February 1994 by George Carey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 February 1943 Alton, Hampshire, England |
| Died | 11 June 2017 (aged 74) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
Douglas Geoffrey Rowell (/ˈraʊəl/; 13 February 1943 – 11 June 2017) was an Anglican bishop and historian. He served as Bishop of Basingstoke and then as the third Bishop in Europe until his retirement on 8 November 2013. Following his retirement he ministered as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Chichester (from 2013) and in the Diocese of Portsmouth (from 2015). He died in the early morning of Trinity Sunday, 11 June 2017.