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Sean Walter Rowe (born February 16, 1975 [1]) is an American bishop who has served as the 28th Presiding Bishop and primate of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America since 2024.
Michael Bruce Curry (born March 13, 1953) is an American retired bishop who was the 27th presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church.Elected in 2015, he was the first African American elected to the role, having previously served as Bishop of North Carolina from 2000 to 2015.
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 all bishops, and approved by the House of Deputies. The office now has a nine-year term.
The presiding bishop serves as the denomination’s chief pastor, president and CEO. Rowe was elected on the first ballot in the House of Bishops, which convened behind closed doors Wednesday in ...
The new presiding bishop will take office Nov. 1 and serve a nine-year term. Opinion: How do we answer for Erie's gun violence? A Holy Week reflection by Bishop Rowe. Who else was nominated.
The Right Rev. Sean Rowe, center, shown presiding at the funeral service for Waldameer Park & Water World owner Paul Nelson, will begin serving as the Episcopal Church's presiding bishop on Nov. 1.
Schori as presiding bishop in 2010. Jefferts Schori became Presiding Bishop on November 1, 2006, and her investiture was held on November 4 at Washington National Cathedral. [7] Her official seating was held the following day, also at the National Cathedral. Jefferts Schori was the 963rd bishop consecrated in the
The Right Rev. Sean Rowe, bishop of the Erie-based Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania, is one of four nominees to succeed the Episcopal Church's Presiding Bishop Michael Curry.