The Rt. Rev. William G. Burrill
Assisting Bishop of Arizona
Bishop of Rochester, Retired
10776 E. Caribbean Lane
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
(480) 563-8706
kburrill@earthlink.net
Education:
Highland Park High School, Dallas, Texas, 1951
University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, BA,1955
The General Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y., M.Div. 1959, D.D. 1984
Cambridge University, England, Sabbatical 1968
Ecumenical Institute, Bossey, Switzerland, 1991
University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland, 1994
Positions Held:
Curate, St. John's Episcopal Church, Elkhart, Indiana, 1959-1962
Rector, St. Martin's Episcopal Church, Davis, California, 1962-1981
Archdeacon, Diocese of Northern California, 1981-1984
Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1984 - 2000
Assisting Bishop of Arizona, 2000 - present
Bishop-in-Residence, All Saints' Episcopal Church, Phoenix, AZ
Church Activities:
Diocese of Northern California:
Standing Committee
Commission on Ministry
Diocesan Council
Deputy to General Convention, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1982
National Episcopal Church: (between 1984 and 2000)
Program, Budget and Finance Committee, member and chair
Standing Commission of Stewardship and Development, member and chair
Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations, member
Community Service:
Northern California: (1962 - 1984)
Chaplain to the University of California at Davis
Suicide Prevention Counselor, Davis, California
Elected member of School Board of Davis Join Unified School District
Chair of School Board of Davis Joint Unified School District
Rochester, New York (1984 - 2000)
Founder of Interfaith Forum
Mayor's Committee on Combating Violence, member
Trustee of:
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges
- The General Seminary
- Colgate Rochester-Bexley Theological Schools
- The Episcopal Church Home, Rochester
- The Hoosac School, Hoosic, New York
- The Episcopal Media Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Speaker or Conference Leader in 66 Anglican Dioceses
Participant in Lambeth Conferences 1988 and 1998
Leader of Partnership Program of the Diocese of Rochester with the Shanghai (China) Christian Council
Personal Information:
Married, 1960, to Kay Clough Burrill
Children: four
Grandchildren: nine
