William Persell

The Right Reverend William D. Persell
Episcopal Diocese of Chicago

Church	Episcopal Church
Installed	March 1999
Term ended	January 2008
Predecessor	William W. Wiedrich
Successor	Jeffrey Lee
Other posts	Bishop of Nevada
Orders
Ordination	1969 (priest)
Personal details
Born	c. 1942-1943 Rochester, New York
Nationality	American
Denomination	Episcopalian
Parents	Charles B. Persell, Jr.
Spouse	Nancy Pollard Persell
Children	Six
Alma mater	Hobart College Episcopal Divinity School

William D. Persell (born May 6, 1943) is an American bishop, formerly the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago (1999–2008). He was born in Rochester, New York, the son of Charles B. Persell, Jr., Suffragan Bishop of Albany. Persell graduated from Hobart College and the Episcopal Divinity School. After leaving the Diocese of Chicago, he became the assisting bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio.