Jeffrey Lee (bishop)
Jeffrey Dean Lee is a bishop of the Episcopal Church who served as the Twelfth Bishop of Chicago from 2008 to 2020.
The Right Reverend Jeffrey Dean Lee M.Div. | |
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| Bishop of Chicago | |
Jeffrey Lee in 2016 | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Chicago |
| Elected | November 10, 2007 |
| In office | February 2, 2008 – December 31, 2020 |
| Predecessor | William D. Persell |
| Successor | Paula Clark |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1985 by William C. R. Sheridan |
| Consecration | February 2, 2008 by Katharine Jefferts Schori |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican (prev. Lutheran) |
| Spouse | Lisa Rogers Lee |
| Children | 2 |
A native of Michigan, Lee was raised in the Lutheran faith. At an early age he was urged by his pastor to consider ordained ministry. As a young man he joined the Episcopal Church. After his marriage to Lisa in 1979 they moved to New York City where they both worked as buyers for Bloomingdale's. The juxtaposition of wealth and extreme poverty side by side that Lee saw in New York led Lee to decide to pursue ordained ministry. Lee received his seminary education at Nashotah House in Nashotah, Wisconsin.
Lee served as the canon to the ordinary after being ordained as a priest. He also worked in church development, having started a suburban congregation near Indianapolis, Indiana. Lee worked as a rector with declining parishes in both Wisconsin and Washington before being elected Bishop of Chicago. Lee was chosen from a slate of eight nominees. Lee was the 1,026th bishop consecrated for the Episcopal Church. He has served as Bishop Provisional in the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee since April 1, 2021.