Jerry Lamb: key obituary facts
Is Jerry Lamb dead? Yes. Jerry Lamb died on July 26, 2026, at age 85.
Cause of death: Jerry Lamb's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Jerry Lamb known for?
He was an American bishop.
More about Jerry Lamb
Born: 4 September 1940.
Gender: male.
Occupation: Anglican priest.
Also known as: Jerry Alban Lamb.
Jerry Lamb, an American Episcopal prelate who served as bishop of Northern California, died on July 26, 2026, aged 85.
Born Jerry Alban Lamb in Denver, Colorado, on September 4, 1940, he was the sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California. Lamb studied at St.
Thomas Seminary in Denver, earning degrees in philosophy and theology, later completed a master’s degree in counseling at the University of Oregon, and was received into the Episcopal Church before his ordination to the diaconate in March 1977 and to the priesthood later that year. He was elected bishop coadjutor in 1991, consecrated that June, and became diocesan bishop on January 1, 1992, a post he held until 2006. That year he also received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific.