The Right Reverend George Edward Councell M.Div. | |
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Bishop of New Jersey | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
Diocese | New Jersey |
Elected | May 3, 2003 |
In office | 2003–2013 |
Predecessor | Joe Morris Doss |
Successor | William H. Stokes |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1975 by Robert C. Rusack |
Consecration | October 18, 2003 by Frank Griswold |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | May 21, 2018 Hamilton, New Jersey, United States | (aged 68)
Denomination | Anglican |
Spouse | Ruth May Tietjen |
Children | 2 |
George Edward Councell (October 4, 1949 – May 21, 2018)[1] was the 11th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey and the 990th in succession in the Episcopal Church.[2]