Carlye J. Hughes

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The Right Reverend

Carlye J. Hughes
Bishop of Newark
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Newark
ElectedMay 19, 2018
In office2018–present
Predecessor Mark M. Beckwith
Orders
Ordination2005
ConsecrationSeptember 22, 2018
by  Michael Curry
Personal details
Born
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
SpouseDavid R. Smedley
Ordination history of
Carlye J. Hughes
History
Priestly ordination
Date2005
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator Most Rev. Michael Curry
Co-consecrators DeDe Duncan-Probe, Scott Mayer, Barbara Harris, Mark M. Beckwith, Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, M. Blair Couch (Ecumenical Consecrator, Moravian Church) [1]
DateSeptember 22, 2018
Place New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Carlye J. Hughes is the eleventh and current bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark. She was ordained as a bishop on September 22, 2018. [2]

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Early life and education

Hughes, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, received a Bachelor of Arts in Drama from the University of Texas at Austin and worked as a corporate trainer for many years before attending seminary at the Virginia Theological Seminary, graduating in 2005. Hughes is currently a Doctor of Ministry student at the School of Theology of the University of the South in Sewanee, TN. [3]

Ordained ministry

Hughes was ordained in 2005. She served in a Lilly Fellowship at St. James' Episcopal Church in New York City, followed by five years as rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Peekskill, New York. [4] Trinity Episcopal Church in Fort Worth, Texas, called Hughes to serve as rector beginning in June 2013. Hughes is the first woman to serve as rector in the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth and the first African-American priest to serve in that parish. [5]

Personal life

Hughes is married to David R. Smedley and is the daughter of Coach Robert Hughes, a longtime boys’ high school basketball coach and a member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

See also

References

  1. "Carlye Hughes consecrated 11th bishop of Newark". Episcopal Diocese of Texas.
  2. "Carlye J. Hughes ordained 11th bishop of Newark", Episcopal News Service, 24 September 2018. Retrieved on 4 May 2020.
  3. "Hughes, The Rt. Rev. Carlye J.", Diocese of Newark. Retrieved on 4 May 2020.
  4. "Candidate for XI Bishop: The Rev. Carlye Hughes", Diocese of Newark. Retrieved on 4 May 2020.
  5. Nicholson, N. "Carlye J. Hughes elected Diocese of Newark’s 11th bishop", Episcopal News Service, 21 May 2018. Retrieved on 4 May 2020.