Kevin S. Brown
The Right Reverend Kevin S. Brown | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Delaware | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Delaware |
| Elected | July 15, 2017 |
| In office | 2017–present |
| Predecessor | Wayne P. Wright |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2007 |
| Consecration | December 9, 2017 by Michael Curry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Caroline Coolidge Brown |
| Children | 2 |
Kevin S. Brown is the eleventh and current bishop of the Episcopal Church in the U.S. state of Delaware, presiding over the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware.
Biography[edit]
Brown was raised in Asheville, North Carolina. He studied at Duke University and graduated with a double major in Psychology and Mathematics in 1991. In 1996, he graduated with a Master of Business Administration from the University of West Florida. He also served as an Acquisitions Officer in the United States Air Force, after which he moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where he worked in finance and marketing.[1]
He earned his Master of Divinity from the General Theological Seminary in 2007 and was ordained deacon and priest. That same year, he became rector of Grace Church in Paris, Tennessee, and in 2010 became rector of the Church of the Holy Comforter in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was elected on July 15, 2017, on the fifth ballot, and was consecrated on December 9, 2017, by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry.[2] He received a Doctor of Divinity from General Theological Seminary.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Rt. Rev. Kevin S. Brown". episcopalchurch.org. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Delaware's Episcopalians elect Kevin Brown as 11th bishop". episcopalnewsservice.org/. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Kevin Brown". gts.edu/. 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
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