Province VIII of the Episcopal Church

In Memoriam ~ Bishop Shimpfky, Former Province VIII President

Bishop Richard L. Shimpfky remembered for support of ethnic ministry

By Pat McCaughan, March 01, 2011

[Episcopal News Service] The Rt. Rev. Richard Lester Shimpfky was remembered March 1 as an ardent supporter of Episcopal Asiamerican and Latino ministries, and for his spiritual leadership and humility.

Shimpfky, 70, served as the second bishop of the Diocese of El Camino Real from 1990 to 2004, and most recently was bishop-in-residence at Christ Episcopal Church in Short Hills in the Diocese of Newark. He died Feb. 28 with his wife of 45 years, Jamel Kassim Shimpfky, and other family members gathered around him, according to an email from the Newark diocese.

Memorial Services for The Rt. Rev. Harry Bainbridge III

Two memorial  services will be held for The Rt. Rev. Harry Brown Bainbridge, 12th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Idaho.  One will be held on Monday, June 14, 2010 at 11am at Christ Church, Easton, Maryland. The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori,Presiding Bishop and