The Rt. Rev. Jeffrey William Mello is an American Episcopal clergyman who has served as 16th Bishop of Connecticut since 2022.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Born and raised in Cranston, Rhode Island, Mello obtained a Bachelor's degree from Rhode Island College in 1991 and a Master's degree in social work from Simmons University in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2000.[1] After working as a clinical social worker in the addiction psychiatry unit of Massachusetts General Hospital for several years, he studied for a master's degree in divinity at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which he was awarded in 2007.[1][2]
Career
Mello was ordained a deacon on June 2, 2007, and a priest on January 12, 2008.[1] After serving as associate rector of Christ Church, Cambridge, for two years, he was appointed rector of St. Paul's Church in Brookline, Massachusetts, in 2009.[2] From 2008 to 2017 he was also an adjunct professor at Episcopal Divinity School.[1]
In May 2022 Mello was elected Bishop of Connecticut and consecrated on 15 October 2022.[3]
Family
Mello's husband, Paul, is the founder and artistic director of a theater company in Boston and teaches at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee College of Music. They have one son.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Episcopal Church in Connecticut, Bishop Search and Transition, Rev. Jeffrey Mello candidate page and resume. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- 1 2 3 Simmons University, "Jeffrey Mello ’00 MSW Consecrated as Episcopal Bishop of Connecticut", 23 November 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- 1 2 Episcopal News Service, "Connecticut consecrates Jeffrey Mello as diocesan bishop", 17 October 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.