Who are the 4 nominees for Episcopal Church presiding bishop?

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Twitter

Sean Rowe

Bishop Sean Rowe of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania preaching a sermon in 2019.
Bishop Sean Rowe of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania preaching a sermon in 2019. | Screengrab: YouTube/The Episcopal Dioceses of WNY and NWPA

The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania, one of the nominees for presiding bishop, also serves as the bishop provisional of the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York.

A native of Sharon, Pennsylvania, Rowe graduated from Grove City College in 1997 with a bachelor of arts in history. Later, he graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary in 2000 and earned a Ph.D. in organizational learning and leadership at Gannon University in Erie in 2014.

Get Our Latest News for FREE

Subscribe to get daily/weekly email with the top stories (plus special offers!) from The Christian Post. Be the first to know.

According to his official biography, Rowe was elected bishop of Northwestern Pennsylvania on the first ballot in 2007 at 32, making him the youngest bishop in the Episcopal Church at the time.

Additionally, Rowe serves as parliamentarian for the Episcopal Church House of Bishops, chair of the Episcopal Church Building Fund, a member of the Standing Commission on Structure, Governance and a member of the Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable.

He is married to Carly Rowe, and they have a daughter, Lauren.

Follow Michael Gryboski on Twitter or Facebook

Was this article helpful?

Help keep The Christian Post free for everyone.

By making a recurring donation or a one-time donation of any amount, you're helping to keep CP's articles free and accessible for everyone.

$25/month$50/quarter$100/yearOne-time

We’re sorry to hear that.

Hope you’ll give us another try and check out some other articles. Return to homepage.