Jacob W. Owensby

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The Right Reverend

Jacob Wayne Owensby
Bishop of Western Louisiana
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Western Louisiana
ElectedApril 21, 2012
In office2012-present
Predecessor D. Bruce MacPherson
Orders
OrdinationJune 8, 1997 (deacon)
December 7, 1997 (priest)
ConsecrationJuly 21, 2012
by  Katharine Jefferts Schori
Personal details
BornOctober 1957
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
Spouse
Joy Bruce Owensby
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(m. 1983)​
Children3
Alma mater University of the South

Jacob Wayne Owensby (born October 1957) is the fourth and current bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana. He is also chancellor of the University of the South.

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Biography

Owensby undertook studies at Emory University from where he graduated with bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in philosophy. After studies at Sewanee: The University of the South, he was ordained to the diaconate on June 8, 1997 and to the priesthood on December 7, 1997. He was assistant rector of St Mark’s Church in Jacksonville, Florida between 1997 and 1999, then rector of St Stephen’s Church in Huntsville, Alabama, and later rector of Emmanuel Church in Webster Groves, Missouri. In 2009 he was appointed Dean of St Mark's Cathedral in Shreveport, Louisiana. [1]

On April 21, 2012, he was elected on the sixth ballot as Bishop of Western Louisiana during a special convention held at St James’ Church in Alexandria, Louisiana. He was consecrated on July 21, 2012 in St Mark's Cathedral by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. [2] [3]

In January 2023, Owensby was selected as the 26th chancellor of the University of the South, the Episcopal college in Sewanee, Tennessee. [4] As at British universities, the chancellor leads the board of trustees but does not run the university day to day, a job left to the vice-chancellor.

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References

  1. ↑ "THE RT. REV. JACOB W. OWENSBY", The Episcopal Church in Western Louisiana. Retrieved on January 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Western Louisiana diocese elects Jacob W. Owensby as bishop", Episcopal News Service, April 21, 2012. Retrieved on January 30, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Jacob W. Owensby ordained as bishop of Western Louisiana", Episcopal News Service, July 23, 2012. Retrieved on January 30, 2023.
  4. ↑ "The Rt. Rev. Dr. Jake Owensby elected Chancellor". The University of the South. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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