The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe Elected

Bishop Sean Rowe addresses the 81st General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, after his election and confirmation as the 28th presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church. Photo: Scott Gunn

~ adapted from the ELCIC News emailed on July 3, 2024

The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe, bishop of Northwest Pennsylvania and bishop provisional of Western New York, was elected and confirmed June 26th at the 81st General Convention to serve as the 28th presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church.  The House of Bishops elected Rowe on the first ballot with a unanimous majority.  Rowe said that he looks forward to helping “usher this church into whatever it is being called into in the next phase and season of life.”  He will be succeeding Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, whose term ends on October 31, 2024.  Bishop Rowe’s nine-year term begins November 1st.

The Episcopal Church is in ecumenical partnership with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), the Anglican Church of Canada, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America which form Churches Beyond Borders in North America or Turtle Island.

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