The Requiem Mass for Dean Robert Willis, Dean Emeritus of Canterbury, will be held at Christ Church (New Haven) on Wednesday, November 13 at 10 AM. The Rt. Rev. Michael Bruce Curry will celebrate along with The Rt. Rev. Jeffrey Mello, Bishop Diocesan of The Episcopal Church in Connecticut, and the Most Rev. Anne Germond, Acting Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada. The Very Rev. Randy Hollerith will preach and Brother Geoffrey Tristram, S.S.J.E., will give the eulogy.
May the soul of our brother Robert rest in peace.
Christ Church is located at 84 Broadway, New Haven, CT 06511. All are welcome in person or via livestream, which may be found at christchurchnh.org.
Dean Robert Willis
Dean Willis died suddenly on October 22 while serving as a resident fellow at Berkeley Divinity School (BDS) at Yale University.
He served as Canterbury’s 39th Dean for nearly 21 years before retiring. Many in our diocese knew Dean Willis through the hospitality he and his partner Fletcher Banner extended to BDS students during their Canterbury pilgrimage. Dean Willis was also a noted hymn writer and became globally known during the pandemic for his Morning Prayer services on YouTube.