Roger J. White

Roger John White (January 31, 1941 – August 28, 2012) was the tenth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee.

The Right Reverend Roger John White .
Bishop of Milwaukee
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Milwaukee
Elected	March 31, 1984
In office	1985–2003
Predecessor	Charles T. Gaskell
Successor	Steven Miller
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of Milwaukee (1984-1985)
Orders
Ordination	June 1967 by Henry de Candole
Consecration	September 8, 1984 by John Allin
Personal details
Born	(1941-01-31)January 31, 1941 Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Died	August 28, 2012(2012-08-28) (aged 71) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Buried	All Saints' Cathedral
Nationality	English
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Prudence Anne Paine
Children	3

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. He then became rector of St. Paul's Church in Alton, Illinois in 1971, while in 1980, he became rector of Trinity Church and St. Richard's Episcopal School in Indianapolis, posts he held till his election to Milwaukee. He served four times as a deputy to General Convention from two dioceses.

Bishop

White was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Milwaukee on March 31, 1984, and was consecrated on September 8, 1984, at the Archbishop Cousins Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served as coadjutor bishop in 1984 and 1985, succeeding as diocesan bishop on June 1, 1985. In the 1990s, he articulated a conservative position in the global debate on homosexuality in the Anglican Communion. During his episcopacy, he was also appointed by the Presiding Bishop to chair a committee responsible for establishing relations with the Russian Orthodox Church. He consequently travelled to the Soviet Union several times during the late 1990s and early 1990s, including after the fall of communism. He was also involved in the Diocese of Milwaukee's Haiti Project, to provide improved health care and education. White retired in 2003. He died on August 28, 2012, at Froedtert Hospital, after suffering an Intracranial aneurysm.

Bibliography

• On Being a Bishop: Papers on Episcopacy from the Moscow Consultation (New York: Church Publishing, 1992)
• With Richard Kew, New millennium, new church: trends shaping the Episcopal Church for the twenty-first century, 1992 ISBN 978-1-56101-062-2.
• With Richard Kew, Venturing into the new millenium: Charting a new course for the Episcopal Church in the 21st century, 1994.

References

• Obituary from The Living Church