Patrick W. Bell

Reverend Patrick W. Bell
Bishop-Elect of Eastern Oregon
Church	Episcopal Church
See	Eastern Oregon
Predecessor	The Rt. Rev. Bavi Edna "Nedi" Rivera
Orders
Ordination	1989
Consecration	April 16, 2016
Rank	Bishop-Elect
Personal details
Nationality	American
Denomination	Episcopal
Residence	Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Spouse	TinaMarie Bell
Previous post	St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Alma mater	Whitworth College

Patrick W. Bell is a priest of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Currently the rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Bell was named the Bishop-Elect of the Diocese of Eastern Oregon on December 12, 2015. Upon consecration Bell will become the 1,092nd Bishop consecrated for the Episcopal Church.

Bell was born and raised in the northern Palouse region of Washington. Raised as an Episcopalian Bell became a Pentecostal minister and professor before returning to the Episcopal Church. After completing seminary studies he was ordained to the priesthood in 1989 by Bishop Rustin Kimsey and began work at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Ontario, Oregon. In 2002 Bell was named the rector of St. Luke's in Coeur d'Alene. Bell is married to TinaMarie Bell and has five children and eight grandchildren.^[1]

On December 12, 2015 Bell was elected the Bishop of Eastern Oregon on the first ballot. Bell was one of 16 candidates for the position, and one of three finalists. Bell's consecration will take place on April 16, 2016. Bell has announced his intention to continue to live in Coeur d'Alene and commute to Oregon to work as the Bishop works on a part-time basis.^[2]

References

1. Hunt, Tim (December 26, 2015), St. Luke's Father Bell named bishop, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho: The Coeur d'Alene Press, retrieved January 14, 2016
2. Nesbitt, Katy (December 15, 2015), "Fr. Patrick Bell elected Bishop", Latest News (Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon), retrieved January 14, 2016