David Rice was the 15th
Anglican Bishop
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of
Waiapu. He was consecrated on 7 June 2008. An American, he was previously
Dean of
Dunedin
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.
Born in
Lexington, North Carolina
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,
he was educated at
Lenoir-Rhyne University and
Duke University. Initially a
Methodist
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minister
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** Minister (Catholic Church)
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, he was received into the Anglican Church in 1998 and served at
Mt Herbert parish before his appointment to the
deanery
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. He resigned the bishopric in 2014 to stand for election as Provisional Bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin
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Histor ...
in California, where he now serves.
''David Rice elected, seated as bishop provisional''
, Episcopal News Service, March 31, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014
See also
* List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
* Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States
References
21st-century Anglican bishops in New Zealand
Anglican bishops of Waiapu
Deans of Dunedin
Duke University alumni
Episcopal bishops of San Joaquin
Lenoir–Rhyne University alumni
Living people
People from Lexington, North Carolina
Year of birth missing (living people)
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