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{{Short description|British Anglican bishop (1920–2002)}}
{{Other people|Patrick Campbell|Patrick Campbell (disambiguation)}}
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'''Patrick Campbell Rodger''' (28 November 1920 – 8 July 2002) was an [[Anglican]] bishop and ecumenist.  He was the [[Bishop of Manchester]] (1970–1978) and [[Bishop of Oxford]] (1978–1986).<ref>[[The Times]], 21 October 1978; pg. 14; Issue 60438; col A ''New Bishop of Oxford''</ref>

He came from the [[Scottish Episcopal Church]],<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/the-right-rev-patrick-rodger-648306.html Independent Obituary]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> having served ministries in [[Edinburgh]] (including a time as [[Provost (religion)|Provost]] of [[St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (Episcopal)|St Mary's Cathedral]]). He came from a prosperous middle-class family in [[Helensburgh]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Public Service – Patrick Campbell Rodger – Heroes Centre |url=http://www.heroescentre.co.uk/?project=public-service-patrick-campbell-rodger |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=www.heroescentre.co.uk}}</ref> [[Argyll and Bute]], [[Scotland]].<ref>[[Crockford's Clerical Directory]] 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 {{ISBN|0-19-200008-X}}</ref>

Towards the end of the [[Second World War]] he served in the [[Royal Corps of Signals]].<ref>[[Who's Who (UK)|“Who was Who” 1897-2007]] London, [[A & C Black]], 1991  {{ISBN|978-0-19-954087-7}}</ref> After a brilliant undergraduate career at [[Christ Church, Oxford]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] 1947) he studied for ordination at [[Westcott House, Cambridge]]. After his first curacy in Edinburgh, he worked for the [[World Student Christian Federation|Student Christian Movement]]. From 1961 to 1966 he was a member of staff of the [[World Council of Churches]] (Executive Secretary for Faith and Order). He returned from [[Geneva]] after being nominated (but not elected) as General Secretary of the WCC. In the event the post went to the Revd [[Eugene Carson Blake]]. During his service as an [[Anglican]] Bishop he was also chair of the [[Churches' Unity Commission]] and president of the [[Conference of European Churches]]. As [[Bishop]] of [[Oxford]] he presided over the beginning of an Area scheme which delegated functions from the diocesan to his suffragan or "Area" bishops, in order to decentralise the work of the diocese. In retirement he served as an assistant bishop in the [[Diocese]] of [[Edinburgh]]. In 1989, he published ''Songs in a Strange Land'', a devotional book on praying with the [[Psalms]].

He was an early advocate of the ordination of women as [[deacons]] and [[priests]].