The Rt. Rev. Robert D. Rowley Jr., retired bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania, died Monday at York Hospital. He was 68.
Prior to his ordination, Rowley was a lawyer for more than 26 years as a judge advocate in the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserve.
He became a priest in 1978 and served as diocesan bishop from 1991 until 2006. In 1997, he was a nominee for presiding bishop of the church.
Rowley retired to York County to be close to his daughter in York and son near Philadelphia, said the Rev. David Robson, rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Spring Garden Township.
Rowley will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery after funeral services 1 p.m. Friday at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist in York. A half dozen bishops are expected to attend.
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