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Apr 2, 2024 · The nominees’ names will be formally submitted June 25 during a joint session of the House of Bishops and House of Deputies. On June 26, the bishops will elect, and deputies will be asked to confirm, the church’s 28th presiding bishop, who will succeed Presiding Bishop Michael Curry beginning Nov. 1.
This is a list of the Presiding Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States. Initially the position of Presiding Bishop rotated geographically. After 1795 the Presiding Bishop was the senior bishop in order of consecration. Starting in 1926, the office became elective, the Presiding Bishop being chosen at General Convention by vote by ...
No.Presiding BishopImageTook Office4September 8, 1795July 17, 18365July 17, 1836February 15, 18436February 15, 1843September 20, 18527September 20, 1852January 13, 1865The Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry is Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church. He is the Chief Pastor and serves as President and Chief Executive Officer, and as Chair of the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church.
Apr 2, 2024 · April 2, 2024. Office of Public Affairs. English. The Episcopal Church’s Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop today announced the names of the bishops it will nominate to succeed Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. Its nominees are: Español. Cuatro elegidos para postularse a la elección del 28º obispo presidente.
Michael Bruce Curry (born March 13, 1953) is an American bishop who is the 27th and current presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church. Elected in 2015, he is the first African American to serve as presiding bishop in The Episcopal Church.
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Presiding Bishop. Chief Pastor and Primate of the Episcopal Church. The office evolved originally from a rule of the House of Bishops in 1789 making its presiding officer the senior member in terms of date of consecration.
Apr 2, 2024 · April 2, 2024. By. Kathryn Post. (RNS) — Four candidates have been selected to stand for election as the 28 th presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, the denomination’s highest...
