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"PB" refers to whether the bishop became a Presiding Bishop in TEC and, if so, which number in the sequence. Under consecrators, one finds numbers or letters referencing previous bishops on the list. If a series of letters is under "Consecrators", then the consecrators were bishops or archbishops from outside of the ECUSA:
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 following is a list of bishops who currently lead dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States and its territories. Also included in the list are suffragan bishops , provisional bishops , coadjutor bishops , and assistant bishops .
(See Succession of Bishops of the Episcopal Church.) From July 28 to August 8, 1789, representative clergy from nine dioceses met in Philadelphia to ratify the church's initial constitution; they also formally adopted the name Protestant Episcopal Church. [48] The fourth bishop of the Episcopal Church was James Madison, the first bishop of ...
Media in category "Bishops of the Episcopal Church (United States)" The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. BishopLambert.jpg 3,257 × 5,000; 3.71 MB.
Sean Rowe, a 49-year-old bishop from western Pennsylvania, on Wednesday became the youngest person ever elected as leader of the Episcopal Church. Rowe, who leads two small dioceses along Lake ...
Pages in category "Presiding Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
List of bishops of the Church of England; List of bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America; List of presiding bishops in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America; List of Lutheran dioceses and archdioceses; List of bishops of the Anglican Church in North America; List of bishops of the North American Lutheran ...