George Councell

The Right Reverend

George Edward Councell

M.Div.
Bishop of New Jersey
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseNew Jersey
ElectedMay 3, 2003
In office2003–2013
PredecessorJoe Morris Doss
SuccessorWilliam H. Stokes
Orders
Ordination1975
by Robert C. Rusack
ConsecrationOctober 18, 2003
by Frank Griswold
Personal details
Born(1949-10-04)October 4, 1949
Detroit, Michigan, United States
DiedMay 21, 2018(2018-05-21) (aged 68)
Hamilton, New Jersey, United States
DenominationAnglican
SpouseRuth May Tietjen
Children2

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]

  1. ^ Episcopal Clerical Directory 2013 (2013). New York: Church Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-0-89869-888-6, p. 212.
  2. ^ Diocese website, Bishops of the Diocese of New Jersey. Retrieved on July 30, 2008.