Paul V. Marshall
Paul Victor Marshall | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Bethlehem | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Bethlehem |
| Elected | December 2, 1995 |
| In office | 1996–2013 |
| Predecessor | Mark Dyer |
| Successor | Kevin Donnelly Nichols |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1978 |
| Consecration | June 29, 1996 by Robert D. Rowley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 25, 1947 |
| Died | 2024 |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican (prev. Lutheran) |
| Spouse | Diana |
| Children | 2 |
Paul Victor Marshall (July 25, 1947 - October 2024) was an American author and prelate, who served as Bishop of Bethlehem from June 29, 1996 to December 31, 2013.
Biography
Marshall was born in 1947 in New York City and was raised in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He grew up in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. He received his B.A. from Concordia College (Indiana) in 1969 and his M. Div. from Concordia Seminary (Missouri) in 1973.[1] He was ordained as a pastor in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Between 1972 and 1977 he served as a chaplain in the US Army, after which he joined the Episcopal Church and was ordained deacon and priest in 1978 for the Diocese of Fond du Lac.
He earned his Doctor of Theology from General Theological Seminary in 1982, where he was a Fellow and Lecturer in Homiletics, Latin and Liturgics between 1979 and 1982. Between 1979 and 1982 he served as assistant at Holy Trinity Church in Long Island, New York, after which he became rector of Christ Church in Babylon, New York. Subsequently, he was also professor of Liturgics and Homiletics and chaplain at the George Mercer School of Theology in Garden City, New York. In 1989 he became an associate professor at Yale Divinity School.[2]
On December 2, 1995, Marshall was elected as the eighth Bishop of Bethlehem on the third ballot during the diocesan convention.[3] He was consecrated on June 29, 1996 by Bishop Robert D. Rowley of Northwestern Pennsylvania, and co-consecrated by Mark Dyer and Lloyd E. Gressle, both former Bishops of Bethlehem, in St Stephen's Pro-Cathedral, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.[4] During his tenure, the diocese of Bethlehem in 2001 formed a companionship relationship with the Diocese of Kajo-Keji in the southernmost part of South Sudan, along the Ugandan border. In 2007, the New Hope capital campaign was launched, with the majority of its goal dedicated to Kajo-Keji. By 2012 five elementary schools, two secondary schools and a college had been constructed in Kajo-Keji with the funds collected in the diocese of Bethlehem.[1] Bishop Marshall retired on December 31, 2013.
Bibliography
- The Bishop Is Coming!: A Practical Guide for Bishops and Congregations
- Preaching for the Church Today: The Skills, Prayer, and Art of Sermon Preparation ISBN 9780898691870
- Prayer Book Parallels (New York: Church Publishing, 2000)
- One, Catholic, and Apostolic (New York: Church Publishing, 2004) ISBN 0898694248
- Messages in the Mall: Looking at Life in 600 Words or Less (Seabury Books, 2008)
References
- ^ a b Yumpu.com. "Bishop Paul V. Marshall Nearly 16 years A biographical sketch [long]". yumpu.com. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "Paul V. Marshall". The Episcopal Church. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Yale Professor Elected Bishop of Bethlehem". The Episcopal Church. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Eighth Bishop Consecrated in Bethlehem". The Living Church. 213: 7. July 21, 1995.