Jason Grote (bishop)

The Right Reverend Jason Grote
Bishop Coadjutor of the Central States
Church	Anglican Church in North America Reformed Episcopal Church
Diocese	Central States
Other post(s)	Canon missioner, Reformed Episcopal Church
Orders
Ordination	1998 (diaconate) 2000 (priesthood) by  Royal U. Grote Jr.
Consecration	June 4, 2025 by  Ray Sutton
Personal details
Born	1973 (age 51–52)
Parents	Royal U. Grote Jr. (father)
Spouse	Liz Grote
Children	2
Alma mater	Reformed Episcopal Seminary University of Houston

Jason Robert Grote (born 1973) is an American Anglican bishop. He was consecrated in 2025 as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of the Central States in the Reformed Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church in North America.

Biography

Grote was born in 1973 to Royal and Ellen Grote. His father was a Reformed Episcopal priest who later became bishop of the Diocese of Mid-America and eventually presiding bishop of the REC. Grote was raised in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He began his career as a bank teller and in bookkeeping, including in the Houston, Texas, area, where his father had moved to plant REC churches. In the mid-1990s, he experienced a call to ordained ministry and received his theological education at Reformed Episcopal Seminary. Ordained to the diaconate in 1998 and the priesthood in 2000, Grote was called as rector of St. Matthias Anglican Church in Katy in 2000, where he will continue to serve until he relocates to the Diocese of the Central States in 2026.

Grote married in 2004; he and his wife have two young adult children. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Houston Downtown in 2007, graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Computer Information Systems. In addition to serving as rector of St. Matthias, Grote has held several roles with the Diocese of Mid-America and the REC, including as treasurer of the diocese, Cranmer Theological House and the REC Board of Foreign Missions; and national canon missioner responsible for the REC's church planting initiative. ^{[1] [2]}

Grote was a candidate for suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Mid-America in 2023; ultimately, Charlie Camlin was elected. ^[3] He was elected coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of the Central States in 2024 and consecrated by Ray Sutton at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Communion on June 4, 2025. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "Election of a Suffragan Bishop" (PDF). Diocese of Mid-America. 2023. pp. 33–37. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
2. "Bishops-Elect Consented to by College of Bishops". Anglican Church in North America. January 16, 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
3. "ACNA College of Bishops Consents to Election of three suffragan bishops". Anglican Ink. January 11, 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
4. "Jason Grote elected bishop coadjutor of the Central States". Anglican Ink. October 23, 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
5. "The Consecration of The Very Reverend Canon Jason R. Grote - June 4, 2025 7:00pm". YouTube. Church of the Holy Communion. June 4, 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.