The Right Reverend

George B. Fincke
Missionary Bishop of the West
ChurchReformed Episcopal Church
DioceseDiocese of Mid-America
In office1996–2000
Other post(s)Assisting Bishop, Diocese of Mid-America
Orders
ConsecrationJune 21, 1996
by Leonard W. Riches
Personal details
BornNovember 21, 1953
Camden, New Jersey
DiedDecember 3, 2016(2016-12-03) (aged 63)
Prescott, Arizona

George Brian Fincke (November 21, 1953 – December 3, 2016) was an American Anglican bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church (REC).

Early life

Fincke was born to a Presbyterian minister, the Rev. George W. Fincke Jr., and Mary Louise Patterson Fincke[1] in Camden, New Jersey, in 1953.[2]

Ministry career

He was ordained as a presbyter in 1981 and was received into the Reformed Episcopal Church in 1986.[2] He had an M.Div. from Reformed Episcopal Seminary and served in the Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic before his election as bishop ordinary of the nascent Missionary Diocese of the West.[3] In addition to serving as a bishop, Fincke also served as a parish pastor in California.[2]

In October 2000, Fincke suffered a stroke and was substantially disabled. As a result, his office as bishop ordinary of the Missionary Diocese of the West was declared vacant.[4] After his recovery, Fincke served as an assisting bishop in the Diocese of Mid-America[2] and a rector in Fargo, North Dakota.[5] In 2015, Fincke became rector of an Anglican Province of America congregation in Prescott, Arizona.[6]

Personal life

Fincke was married for 37 years to Ann Caskey. They had three daughters and one son. Fincke died on December 3, 2016, in Prescott.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "MARY FINCKE OBITUARY". Press of Atlantic City. August 8, 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Rt. Rev. George B. Fincke, B.A., M.Div., D.D" (PDF). Journal of the Proceedings of the Fifty-Fifth General Council of the Reformed Episcopal Church: 159. 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Consecrations of Bishops" (PDF). Journal of the Proceedings of the Fifty-Fifth General Council of the Reformed Episcopal Church: 207. 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. ↑ Riches, Leonard W. (2003). "THE REPORT OF THE RIGHT REVEREND LEONARD W. RICHES" (PDF). Journal of the Proceedings of the Fiftieth General Council of the Reformed Episcopal Church: 35. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Thoughts as We Near Christmas". Really Right. December 22, 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "All Saints Anglican has new rector". Daily Courier. June 5, 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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