Stephen Hays Jecko
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The Right Reverend Stephen Hays Jecko |
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| Bishop of Florida | |
| Church | The Episcopal Church |
| See | Florida |
| In office | 1994–2004 |
| Predecessor | Frank Cerveny 1974–1993 |
| Successor | Samuel Johnson Howard 2004–present |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1967 |
| Consecration | May 7, 1994 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 15, 1940 Washington, D.C. |
| Died | June 7, 2007 (aged 67) Plano, Texas |
The Right Reverend Stephen Hays Jecko (January 15, 1940 – June 7, 2007) was the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Florida and the 892nd bishop in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, a province of the Anglican Communion.
Stephen Jecko was born on January 15, 1940 in Washington, D.C. He learned to fly at an early age, unofficially soloed at 13 and was granted a private pilot's license at the minimum required age of 16. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1964 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, married his wife, Joan and the couple had two sons, Sean and Bryan. Jecko was called to the ministry while working as a draftsman. His workspace was near a window that looked down on a church altar with a painting of Jesus, which was his inspiration to join the clergy.
In 1967, the General Theological Seminary granted Jecko a Master of Divinity degree and he began serving in Binghamton, New York as curate at Christ Church. Two years later, he moved to Plainview, New York at St. Margaret's Church for five years as priest-in-charge. He was then hired by St. James' Episcopal Church in Warrenton, Virginia as associate rector for three years, followed by eight years as rector at Zion Church in Rome, New York. During his time there, he finished his dissertation and was awarded a Doctor of Ministry degree in 1982 from Virginia Theological Seminary.
Reverend Jecko was called to be rector St. Michael's Church in Gainesville, Florida in 1984 and served there until he was named Assistant to Bishop Cerveny in 1990. When Bishop Cerveny announced his plans to retire, Reverend Jecko was elected Coadjutor bishop on December 11, 1993 and consecrated on May 7, 1994 as the 7th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Florida. Soon after his consecration as bishop, he was awarded a Doctor of Divinity from the General Theological Seminary and Virginia Theological Seminary, then a third D.D. from Sewanee: The University of the South less than a year later.
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