David Earle Bailey

The Right Reverend

David Earle Bailey
III Bishop of Navajoland
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseNavajoland
ElectedMarch 24, 2010
Previous post(s)Canon to the Ordinary, Episcopal Diocese of Utah; Rector, St Stephen's Episcopal Church, Phoenix, Arizona
Orders
OrdinationFebruary 10, 1980
ConsecrationAugust 7, 2010
Personal details
Born(1940-03-30)March 30, 1940
Canton, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJuly 28, 2024(2024-07-28) (aged 84)
Alma materEpiscopal Seminary of the Southwest

David Earle Bailey (March 30, 1940 – July 28, 2024) was an American Episcopalian clergyman who was bishop of the Missionary Diocese of Navajoland, a missionary diocese of the Episcopal Church. He was consecrated bishop on August 7, 2010.

Bailey was ordained to the priesthood in 1980 and received an MDiv from the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest. He had previously served as rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Phoenix, Arizona, and as canon to the ordinary and development director in the Episcopal Diocese of Utah.[1] He was a member of Bishops Against Gun Violence.

Consecrated bishop at age 70, he was the second oldest person to be made a bishop in the Episcopal Church and the first septuagenarian since the eighteenth-century.[2]

Bailey died on July 28, 2024, at the age of 84.[3]

References

  1. ^ McCaughan, Pat (2010-08-08). "NAVAJOLAND: David Bailey consecrated bishop in ceremony filled with Navajo tradition". Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  2. ^ Bains, David R. (2020-06-19). "Oldest Bishops in the Episcopal Church at Time of Their Consecration". Chasing Churches. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  3. ^ Michael, Mark (30 July 2024). "Former Navajoland Bishop Dies at 84". The Living Church. Retrieved 31 July 2024.


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