List of presiding bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America

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 all bishops, and approved by the House of Deputies. The office now has a nine-year term. Since 1938 the Presiding Bishop has been required to resign his or her former diocese after accepting election.

Presiding Bishop rotated by geographical area[edit]

No. Presiding Bishop Image Took office Left office Diocese Length of term
1 William White July 28, 1789 October 3, 1789 Pennsylvania 67 days
2 Samuel Seabury October 5, 1789 September 8, 1792 Connecticut 2 years, 339 days
3 Samuel Provoost September 13, 1792 September 8, 1795 New York 2 years, 360 days

Presiding Bishop by seniority[edit]

No. Presiding Bishop Image Took office Left office Diocese Length of term
4 William White September 8, 1795 July 17, 1836 Pennsylvania 40 years, 313 days
5 Alexander Viets Griswold July 17, 1836 February 15, 1843 Eastern 6 years, 213 days
6 Philander Chase February 15, 1843 September 20, 1852 Illinois 9 years, 218 days
7 Thomas Church Brownell September 20, 1852 January 13, 1865 Connecticut 12 years, 115 days
8 John Henry Hopkins January 13, 1865 January 9, 1868 Vermont 2 years, 361 days
9 Benjamin Smith January 9, 1868 May 31, 1884 Kentucky 16 years, 143 days
10 Alfred Lee May 31, 1884 April 12, 1887 Delaware 2 years, 316 days
11 John Williams April 12, 1887 February 7, 1899 Connecticut 11 years, 301 days
12 Thomas M. Clark February 7, 1899 September 7, 1903 Rhode Island 4 years, 243 days
13 Daniel S. Tuttle September 7, 1903 April 17, 1923 Missouri 19 years, 222 days
14 Alexander Charles Garrett April 17, 1923 February 18, 1924 Dallas 307 days
15 Ethelbert Talbot February 18, 1924 January 1, 1926 Central Pennsylvania 1 year, 317 days

Presiding Bishop by election[edit]

No. Presiding Bishop Image Took office Left office Previous diocese Length of term
16 John Gardner Murray January 1, 1926 October 3, 1929 Maryland 3 years, 275 days
17 Charles P. Anderson November 13, 1929 January 30, 1930 Chicago 78 days
18 James DeWolf Perry March 26, 1930 December 31, 1937 Rhode Island 7 years, 280 days
19 Henry St. George Tucker January 1, 1938 December 31, 1946 Virginia 8 years, 364 days
20 Henry Knox Sherrill January 1, 1947 November 14, 1958 Massachusetts 11 years, 317 days
21 Arthur C. Lichtenberger November 15, 1958 October 12, 1964 Missouri 5 years, 332 days
22 John E. Hines January 1, 1965 May 31, 1974 Texas 9 years, 150 days
23 John Allin June 1, 1974 December 31, 1985 Mississippi 11 years, 213 days
24 Edmond L. Browning January 1, 1986 December 31, 1997 Hawaii 11 years, 364 days
25 Frank T. Griswold January 1, 1998 November 1, 2006 Chicago 8 years, 304 days
26 Katharine Jefferts Schori November 1, 2006 November 1, 2015 Nevada 9 years, 0 days
27 Michael Bruce Curry November 1, 2015 — North Carolina 8 years, 156 days[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Updated daily according to UTC.

External links[edit]

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