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Short Biography


Born: John Wayne Rinkle, September 23, 1965 in Perry, Florida into the family of John R. Rinkle Jr. of Chicago, Illinois and Jody Maloy of Wacissa, Florida.

Graduated from Jefferson County High School, Monticello, Florida.

Graduated from Emmanuel College, in Franklin Springs, Georgia, with a Bachelor of Science in Religion.

Married Shelby Davis, also a student at Emmanuel College.

Ordained a minister in the International Pentecostal Holiness Church.

Worked as an Urban Missionary with (IPHC) in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Pastor, East Point Pentecostal Holiness Church. East Point, Florida.

Pastor, New Life Pentecostal Holiness Church, Thomasville, Georgia.

Missionary Church Planter, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Ordained Deacon, United Episcopal Church of North America, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Ordained Priest, United Episcopal Church of North America, Deming, New Mexico.

Ordained Priest (Sub-conditione), Catholic Charismatic Church of Canada, Albuquerque, New Mexico by Bishop Michael R. Karr, D.D.

Started and Pastored, Church of the Apostles, (CCCC) now renamed as Church of the Holy Spirit (CCCC), Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Elevated to the Order of Bishops for the Celtic Episcopal Church by The Right Rev R. Clay Teppenpaw, Bishop of the Southern Episcopal Church, and assisted by The Right Rev. H. C. Filter, Jr. of the Southern Episcopal Church and The Most Reverend Gilbert C. McDowell, of the United Anglican Church.

Metropolitan, the Celtic Episcopal Church.

Opened the doors of the Oratory of Saint Columcille of Iona, Celtic Episcopal Church.

Awarded an Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree from the Saint Steven Harding Seminary and College of the Bible on August 20, 2006.