Clement Daniel Rockey
Encyclopedia
Clement Daniel Rockey was a Bishop
of the Methodist Church, elected in 1941.
He was born in Cawnpore, India
, a son of the Rev. Noble Lee Rockey, an American
Missionary
pioneer
in India. Clement entered the North India Annual Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
in 1914. Prior to his election to the Episcopacy, he served as a Missionary, an Educator, and a District Superintendent. For some years he was Chaplain
to British
Methodist troops in Bareilly
. He was elected Bishop by the Methodist Central Conference of Southern Asia
. He returned to the United States and lived out his life in Eugene Oregon.
He was married to author Helen Cady Rockey. He was the father of three children, Kenneth Rockey, Harold Rockey and Lee Rockey, and had 10 grandchildren.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the Methodist Church, elected in 1941.
He was born in Cawnpore, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, a son of the Rev. Noble Lee Rockey, an American
United States
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Missionary
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
pioneer
Settler
A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established permanent residence there, often to colonize the area. Settlers are generally people who take up residence on land and cultivate it, as opposed to nomads...
in India. Clement entered the North India Annual Conference
Annual Conference
An Annual Conference in the United Methodist Church is a regional body that governs much of the life of the "Connectional Church." Annual conferences are composed primarily of the clergy members and a lay member or members from each charge . Each conference is a geographical division...
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, was a development of the first expression of Methodism in the United States. It officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784, with Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke as the first bishops. Through a series of...
in 1914. Prior to his election to the Episcopacy, he served as a Missionary, an Educator, and a District Superintendent. For some years he was Chaplain
Chaplain
Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister in a specialized setting such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam or lay representative of a religion attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, police department, university, or private chapel...
to British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Methodist troops in Bareilly
Bareilly
Bareilly is a prominent city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Standing on the Ramganga river, it is the capital of the Bareilly division and the geographical region Rohilkhand...
. He was elected Bishop by the Methodist Central Conference of Southern Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. He returned to the United States and lived out his life in Eugene Oregon.
He was married to author Helen Cady Rockey. He was the father of three children, Kenneth Rockey, Harold Rockey and Lee Rockey, and had 10 grandchildren.
Selected writings
- A good number of pamphlets. "He has written for children and young people in UrduUrduUrdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
, including stories, Sunday School lessons and village worship programs." - Making and Telling Bible Stories, also Roman-Urdu, Kahani ka Banana aur Sunana, 1923.
- 52 Lessons on Christian Life and Practice, Masihi Zindagi aur Usul, 1926.
- Book of Worship for village work, 1935.
- Pamphlet, Come and Let Us Worship, 1945.