10 notable Christians who died in 2022

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Thursday, December 29, 2022

Top left: Ray Bentley; Beni Johnson; Bottom left: Leon Fontaine; Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for the Estate of André Leon Talley

In addition to being a year that saw Russia invade Ukraine, Republicans take back the House of Representatives, and Roe v. Wade overturned, 2022 also saw the deaths of many prominent Christian clergy and influential laity.

The people who died in 2022 sometimes made history, sometimes made headlines, and sometimes influenced many within the Church and society at large.

Those listed here are primarily centered on those living in the United States, and will obviously not include every important figure within Christendom who passed away over the past 12 months.

Here are 10 notable Christian deaths that occurred in 2022. They include a Canadian megachurch pastor, the wife of a controversial televangelist, a pioneering female Episcopal Church bishop, and a distinguished African American pastor.