Barry Robert Howe was bishop of the

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, serving from 1999 to 2011.

Early life and education

Howe was born in

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. He studied at Gettysburg College and graduated in 1964 before commencing studies at the former Philadelphia Divinity School. He then graduated with a

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in 1967. He also earned a Doctor of Ministry and later a

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from the University of the South.

Ordained ministry

Howe was ordained

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in 1967 and

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on January 13, 1968 by Bishop Robert L. DeWitt of Pennsylvania. He initially served as curate at St David's Church in

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until 1971 when he became an associate priest at St Boniface's Church in

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. In 1973 he was appointed canon pastor at St Luke's Cathedral in

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while in 1978 he accepted the rectorship of St Richard's Church in

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. Between 1983 and 1987 he was rector of Christ Church in South Hamilton, Massachusetts and then became the Dean of St Peter's Cathedral in

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Bishop

On September 13, 1997, Howe was elected as the

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of West Missouri on the forth ballot. He was consecrated bishop on March 14, 1998 at the Redemptorist Church in

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by Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold. He succeeded as diocesan bishop on December 31, 1999 and was enthroned at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral on January 8, 2000. He remained in office until his retirement in 2011. Since then he has been assistant bishop in the

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