Background
Bishop Scarfe was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
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Alan Scarfe
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He completed post-graduate studies at the Romanian Orthodox Institute in Bucharest, Romania in 1975.
Career
He has been the bishop of the Diocese of Iowa since 2003. Early life & Ministry
He earned a Master of Arts degree in theology from Oxford University, England in 1972. Prior to his studies for the priesthood he was the chief executive officer of Keston College United States of America, which is an independent research institution advocating freedom of religion in communist countries.
He was also a lecturer at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.
In 1986 he received a master"s degree in sacred theology from the General Theological Seminary. He was ordained a deacon in February 1986 and a priest in December of the same year.
After ordination he served Saint Columba’s Church in Camarillo, California. He was serving as the rector of Saint Barnabas Church in Los Angeles when he was elected bishop.
He also served on various boards and committees for the Diocese of Los Angeles while he was involved in parochial ministry.
Bishop of Iowa
Alan Scarfe was elected the ninth Bishop of Iowa at a special diocesan convention in November 2002 and was consecrated in Des Moines on April 5, 2003 by Bishops James Jelinek, C. Christopher Epting and Gayle Elizabeth Harris. He was seated at the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul the following day. Bishop Scarfe is the 983rd Episcopal bishop consecrated in the United States.
As Bishop Scarfe participated in the 2011 consecration of Bishop Joseph Scott Barker of Nebraska.
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Anglican