David Charles Bowman (November 15, 1932 – July 10, 2015) was a bishop of the Episcopal Church of the

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. Bowman was the 811th bishop consecrated for the Episcopal Church.

Early life and education

Bowman was born in Oil City,

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. He earned a degree from

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in 1955. He served in the

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from 1955 to 1957. He then attended

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, graduating with a Masters of Divinity degree in 1960.

Ordination and ministry

In June 1960, Bowman was ordained to the

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by Bishop Beverley Tucker. The following December, Bishop Nathan Burroughs of Ohio ordained him to the priesthood. Bowman spent the first part of his ordained ministry as an assistant priest at several Episcopal parishes in Ohio. In 1967 he became rector at St. Andrew's Church in

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. He remained as rector of the parish until 1973. He also served as rector of St. James’ Church,

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from 1973 to 1980, and Trinity parish in

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as rector from 1980 to 1986.

Bishop

Bowman was elected as

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of the Episcopal Diocese of

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in 1986. In 1987, Bishop Harold B. Robinson retired and Bowman automatically became Bishop of Western New York. He remained as bishop of the diocese until retiring in 1998. After retirement Bowman served as Interim Dean of Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland. He then served an interim bishop in Central New York for one year followed by a year as an assisting bishop of Ohio in 2003. He served as an interim dean and president at the

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-based Seabury Western Seminary. He served the last ten years of his life as an assisting bishop in Ohio. Bowman died on July 10, 2015, after a stroke. He was survived by his wife and three children.

References

External links

Bishop Bowman Dead at 82
obituary in ''

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Early life and education

Ordination and ministry

Bishop

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