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Patrick Campbell Rodger (28 November 1920 – 8 July 2002) was an Anglican bishop and ecumenist. He was the Bishop of Manchester (1970–1978) and Bishop of Oxford (1978–1986). He came from the Scottish Episcopal Church, having served ministries in Edinburgh (including a time as Provost of St Mary's Cathedral). He came from a prosperous middle-class family in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. He was an early advocate of the ordination of women as deacons and priests.

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  • Patrick Campbell Rodger (* 28. November 1920 in Helensburgh; † 8. Juli 2002) war ein anglikanischer Bischof. Er war von 1970 bis 1978 Bischof von Manchester und von 1978 bis 1986 Bischof von Oxford. Er kommt aus der Scottish Episcopal Church, wo er Pfarrer in Edinburgh war. Er stammt aus einer Mittelklassefamilie in Helensburgh, Schottland. Gegen Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs diente er in der britischen Nachrichtentruppe Royal Corps of Signals. Nach einem mit Auszeichnung abgeschlossenen Studium am Christ Church College in Oxford studierte er weiter am theologischen Seminar in Cambridge. Nach seinem ersten Vikariat in Edinburgh arbeitete er für den Christlichen Studenten-Weltbund. Von 1961 bis 1966 arbeitete er für den Weltkirchenrat. Nachdem er bei der Wahl zum Generalsekretär unterlegen war, kehrte er zurück nach Großbritannien. Während seiner Zeit als Bischof war er auch Vorsitzender der Churches' Unity Commission und Präsident der Konferenz Europäischer Kirchen. Nach seiner Pensionierung arbeitete er als Assistenzbischof in Edinburgh. 1989 veröffentlichte er Songs in a Strange Land ein Andachtsbuch mit Psalmen. Er sprach sich frühzeitig für die Ordination von Frauen zu Diakonen oder Priestern aus. 1974 wurde er als einer der 21 dienstältesten Bischöfe neben den fünf höchsten Bischöfen der Church of England als sogenannter geistlicher Lord (Lord Spiritual) Mitglied des House of Lords und gehörte diesem bis zum Ende seiner Amtszeit als Bischof von Oxford 1986 an. (de)
  • Patrick Campbell Rodger (28 November 1920 – 8 July 2002) was an Anglican bishop and ecumenist. He was the Bishop of Manchester (1970–1978) and Bishop of Oxford (1978–1986). He came from the Scottish Episcopal Church, having served ministries in Edinburgh (including a time as Provost of St Mary's Cathedral). He came from a prosperous middle-class family in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Towards the end of the Second World War he served in the Royal Corps of Signals. After a brilliant undergraduate career at Christ Church, Oxford (BA 1947) he studied for ordination at Westcott House, Cambridge. After his first curacy in Edinburgh, he worked for the Student Christian Movement. From 1961 to 1966 he was a member of staff of the World Council of Churches (Executive Secretary for Faith and Order). He returned from Geneva after being nominated (but not elected) as General Secretary of the WCC. In the event the post went to the Revd Eugene Carson Blake. During his service as an Anglican Bishop he was also chair of the Churches' Unity Commission and president of the Conference of European Churches. As Bishop of Oxford he presided over the beginning of an Area scheme which delegated functions from the diocesan to his suffragan or "Area" bishops, in order to decentralise the work of the diocese. In retirement he served as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Edinburgh. In 1989, he published Songs in a Strange Land, a devotional book on praying with the Psalms. He was an early advocate of the ordination of women as deacons and priests. (en)
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  • Patrick Campbell Rodger (* 28. November 1920 in Helensburgh; † 8. Juli 2002) war ein anglikanischer Bischof. Er war von 1970 bis 1978 Bischof von Manchester und von 1978 bis 1986 Bischof von Oxford. Er kommt aus der Scottish Episcopal Church, wo er Pfarrer in Edinburgh war. Er stammt aus einer Mittelklassefamilie in Helensburgh, Schottland. Er sprach sich frühzeitig für die Ordination von Frauen zu Diakonen oder Priestern aus. (de)
  • Patrick Campbell Rodger (28 November 1920 – 8 July 2002) was an Anglican bishop and ecumenist. He was the Bishop of Manchester (1970–1978) and Bishop of Oxford (1978–1986). He came from the Scottish Episcopal Church, having served ministries in Edinburgh (including a time as Provost of St Mary's Cathedral). He came from a prosperous middle-class family in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. He was an early advocate of the ordination of women as deacons and priests. (en)
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