Brian R. Seage

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The Right Reverend

Brian Richard Seage
Bishop of Mississippi
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Mississippi
ElectedMay 3, 2014
In office2015–2024
Predecessor Duncan Montgomery Gray III
Successor Dorothy Sanders Wells
Orders
Ordination1998
ConsecrationSeptember 27, 2014
by  Katharine Jefferts Schori
Personal details
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
SpouseKyle Dice Seage
Children2
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Mississippi (2014–2015)
Alma mater Pepperdine University

Brian Richard Seage is the tenth, now retired, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi. He was consecrated on September 27, 2014.

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Biography

Brian R. Seage was elected on May 3, 2014, at St. Andrew's Cathedral in Jackson on the fifth ballot. [1] He was consecrated as bishop coadjutor on September 27, 2014, and then succeeded Duncan M. Gray III, as the tenth bishop diocesan when Gray retired in February 2015.

Seage was elected as bishop coadjutor during his tenure as rector at St. Columb's in Ridgeland, Mississippi, where he served since 2005. He was also the dean of the Central Convocation of the Diocese of Mississippi where he helped co-ordinate and enable the ministry of Episcopal clergy in central Mississippi.

He holds an undergraduate degree from Pepperdine University and a master's of divinity from the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest. He has been a priest since 1998.

From 1997 to 1998, Seage served as curate at St. John's, Ocean Springs, and then as rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Diamondhead from 1998 to 2005, growing both attendance and programming in the parish. A successful building program was completed and average Sunday attendance doubled during his ministry at St. Thomas.

Seage was called to St. Columb's in Ridgeland in 2005. St. Columb's attendance and programming grew under his leadership and a large building project was completed.

Before entering the priesthood, Seage served as director of youth ministry for St. Patrick's Episcopal Church in his native Thousand Oaks, California. In this large, program-size church he managed a team of volunteers to support both the junior high and senior high youth groups, assisted with chapel at St. Patrick's Day School, and coordinated the congregation's Habitat for Humanity program.

In the Diocese of Mississippi, Seage served as a Fresh Start facilitator and was on the diocese's executive committee from 2006 through 2009. He was also a member of the diocesan Restructure Task Force.

Seage was a summer camp session director at Camp Bratton-Green from 2006 until 2019. He also served on the Gray Center Board of Managers. While at St. Thomas, he served on the board of trustees for Coast Episcopal School.

Brian is married to Kyle Dice Seage, former rector at St. Philip's in Jackson, MS and current rector at St. Stephen's in Belvedere, California. They are parents to two adult daughters, Katie and Betsy. [2]

Seage publicly announced his plans to resign his position on October 27, 2022. Seage joined his wife in California after the ordination and consecration of the Rt. Rev. Dorothy Sanders Wells, as the eleventh bishop diocesan on July 20, 2024.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Episcopalians name Ridgeland rector next Miss. bishop". The Clarion-Ledger. May 4, 2014. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  2. ↑ "The Rt. Rev. Brian R. Seage Biography". The Episcopal Church in Mississippi. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
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