Rodney Rae Michel (born February 7, 1943) is a retired American bishop. He served as Suffragan Bishop of Long Island (1997-2007), Assisting Bishop of Georgia (2007-2008) and Assisting Bishop of Pennsylvania (2009-2012) in the
Episcopal Church of the United States.
Life career
Michel was born on February 7, 1943, in
Petersburg, Nebraska. He graduated from the
University of Nebraska
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...
and
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary. He was ordained deacon on June 21, 1970, at St. Mark's-on-the-campus in
Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United Sta ...
, and priest on December 1, 1970, at St. Mark's Church in
Gordon, Nebraska. He then became vicar of the Church of St. Mark in
Gordon, Nebraska, St Paul's Church in
Merriman, Nebraska and St Mary's Church in
Rushville, Nebraska
Rushville is a city in Sheridan County, Nebraska, Sheridan County in the state of Nebraska, in the remote Nebraska Sandhills, Sandhills Region. Its population was 890 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census. It is the county seat of Sherida ...
. In 1972 he became rector of St Andrew's Church in
Scottsbluff, Nebraska while in 1983 he became rector of St Paul's Church in
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the state of North Dakota (after Fargo and Bismarck) and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 59,166. Grand Forks, along with its twin city o ...
. In 1987 he went to Long Island and became canon pastor at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in
Garden City, New York
Garden City is a village located on Long Island in Nassau County New York. It is the Greater Garden City area's anchor community. The population was 23,272 at the 2020 census.
The Incorporated Village of Garden City is primarily located within ...
, a post he held till 1991. He then became rector of St. Peter's Church in
Bay Shore, New York.
He was elected Suffragan Bishop of Long Island on November 2, 1996. He was consecrated on April 12, 1997, by Presiding Bishop
Edmond L. Browning
Edmond Lee Browning (March 11, 1929 – July 11, 2016) was an American bishop. He was the 24th presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
Education, ordination, early ministry
Browning received his s ...
,
Orris George Walker
Orris George Walker, Jr. (November 5, 1942 – February 28, 2015) was seventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island.
Educational Achievements
Walker was born in Baltimore, Maryland on November 5, 1942. He graduated from Baltimore City ...
(Bishop of Long Island), and
Robert C. Witcher
Robert Campbell Witcher Sr. (October 5, 1926 – June 14, 2021) was the sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, serving from 1977 to 1991.
Background and Education
Witcher was born on October 5, 1926, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the ...
(former Bishop of Long Island).
He retired in 2007 and served as Assistant Bishop in Georgia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Michel is episcopal visitor of the Brotherhood of St. Gregory.
See also
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References
Episcopal bishops of Long Island
Living people
1943 births
People from Boone County, Nebraska
University of Nebraska alumni
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary alumni
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