Roger J. White
Bishop of Milwaukee (1941–2012)
Roger John White (January 31, 1941 – August 28, 2012) was the tenth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee.
Early life and education
White was born on January 31, 1941, in Leeds, England. He studied at the Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, where he earned a Bachelor of Divinity in 1965, and then at Kelham Theological College, graduating in 1966. He married Prudence Anne Paine and together they had three children.
Ordained ministry
White was ordained deacon in the Church of England in 1966. by John Moorman, Bishop of Ripon, and priest by Bishop Henry de Candole in June 1967. He then served as curate at St. James' Church in Manston, Leeds until 1969, when he moved to the United States and became vicar of St. Alban's Church in Olney, Illinois.
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