Sean Rowe (bishop)


Sean Rowe
Bishop of Northwestern Pennsylvania
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseNorthwestern Pennsylvania
In office2007–present
PredecessorRobert D. Rowley
Other post(s)
Orders
OrdinationDecember 2, 2000
ConsecrationSeptember 8, 2007
by Katharine Jefferts Schori
Personal details
Born
Sean Walter Rowe

(1975-02-16) February 16, 1975 (age 49)
DenominationEpiscopalian
SpouseCarly Rowe
Children1
Alma materGrove City College
Virginia Theological Seminary

Sean Walter Rowe (born February 16, 1975[1]) is the eighth and current Episcopal Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania.[2] He is also bishop provisional of the Diocese of Western New York.[3] On June 26, 2024, he was elected to succeed Michael Curry as the 28th Presiding Bishop-elect of the Episcopal Church, the youngest person ever elected to that role.[4][5]

  1. ^ Episcopal Clerical Directory 2013 (2013). New York: Church Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-0-89869-888-6, p. 829.
  2. ^ "Our Bishop". The Episcopal Dioceses of Western New York & Northwestern Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  3. ^ lwilson (2018-10-26). "Western New York, Northwestern Pennsylvania ratify partnership". Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  4. ^ Paulsen, David (June 26, 2024). "Breaking: Sean Rowe elected 28th presiding bishop, will begin nine-year term Nov. 1". Episcopal News Service.
  5. ^ The New York Times, "The Episcopal Church Has Elected Its Youngest Leader in Centuries", June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.

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