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

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

This is a list of the Presiding Bishops of the Episcopal Church, USA. Initially 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.

"Senior by order of consecration"

# William White, July 28, 1789 - October 3, 1789
# Samuel Seabury, October 5, 1789 - September 8, 1792
# Samuel Provoost, September 13, 1792 - September 8, 1795
# William White, September 8, 1795 - July 17, 1836
# Alexander Viets Griswold, July 17, 1836 - February 15, 1843
# Philander Chase, February 15, 1843 - September 20, 1852
# Thomas Church Brownell, September 20, 1852 - January 13, 1865
# John Henry Hopkins, January 13, 1865 - January 9, 1868
# Benjamin Bosworth Smith, January 9, 1868 - May 31, 1884
# Alfred Lee, May 31, 1884 - April 12, 1887
# John Williams, April 12, 1887 - February 7, 1899
# Thomas March Clark, February 7, 1899 - September 7, 1903
# Daniel Sylvester Tuttle, September 7, 1903 - April 17, 1923
# Alexander Charles Garrett, April 17, 1923 - February 18, 1924
# Ethelbert Talbot, February 18, 1924 - January 1, 1926
"Elective"
# John Gardner Murray, January 1, 1926 - October 3, 1929
# Charles Palmerston Anderson, November 13, 1929 - January 30, 1930
# James DeWolf Perry, March 26, 1930 - December 31, 1937
# Henry St. George Tucker, January 1, 1938 - December 31, 1946
# Henry Knox Sherrill, January 1, 1947 - November 14, 1958
# Arthur C. Lichtenberger, November 15, 1958 - October 1964
# John Elbridge Hines, January 1, 1965 - May 31, 1974
# John Maury Allin, June 1, 1974 - December 31, 1985
# Edmond Lee Browning, January 1, 1986 - December 31, 1997
# Frank Tracy Griswold III, January 1, 1998 - November 1, 2006
# Katharine Jefferts Schori, November 1, 2006 -

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External links

* [http://www.episcopalchurch.org/78716_ENG_HTM.htm Episcopal Church Table of Past Presiding Bishops]


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