George Fincke

He was ordained as a presbyter in 1981 and was received into the Reformed Episcopal Church in 1986.^[2] He had an M.Div. from Reformed Episcopal Seminary and served in the Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic before his election as bishop ordinary of the nascent Missionary Diocese of the West.^[3] In addition to serving as a bishop, Fincke also served as a parish pastor in California.^[2]

In October 2000, Fincke suffered a stroke and was substantially disabled. As a result, his office as bishop ordinary of the Missionary Diocese of the West was declared vacant.^[4] After his recovery, Fincke served as an assisting bishop in the Diocese of Mid-America^[2] and a rector in Fargo, North Dakota.^[5] In 2015, Fincke became rector of an Anglican Province of America congregation in Prescott, Arizona.^[6]

Fincke was married for 37 years to Ann Caskey. They had three daughters and one son. Fincke died on December 3, 2016, in Prescott.^[2]