Jay Magness

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Jay Magness
Suffragan Bishop for Federal Ministries
See Episcopal Diocese of the Armed Services and Federal Ministries
In officeJune 2010 to 2017
Predecessor George Elden Packard
Orders
OrdinationMay 25, 1978
by  William G. Weinhauer
Consecration2010
by  Katharine Jefferts Schori
Personal details
Born
James Beattie Magness

(1946-10-21) October 21, 1946 (age 77)
NationalityAmerican
Denomination Anglicanism
Profession Military chaplain

James Beattie "Jay" Magness (born October 21, 1946, in St. Petersburg, Florida) [1] is an American Anglican bishop and former military chaplain. From 2010 to 2017 he served as Bishop Suffragan for the Armed Services and Federal Ministries of the Episcopal Church. As such, he was responsible for the Episcopal chaplains and their congregations in the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. [2] [3] He previously served as a military chaplain in the United States Navy Chaplain Corps, from which he retired in 2004 with the rank of captain. [2] He resigned from the Armed Forces and Federal ministries and stepped down from his bishopric in 2017; [4] he was succeeded as bishop by Carl Wright. [5]

He later served as assistant bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia. From January 1, 2019, until February 1, 2020, he served as bishop pro-tempore of the diocese. [6] [7]

Magness joined the United States Navy in March 1966 and served in the Navy Supply Corps in Vietnam. He has four grandchildren. He transitioned to the U.S. Naval Reserve in December 1969. He earned his BA degree from Western Carolina University in 1974 and his M.Div. degree from The Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in 1977. He was ordained by Bishop William G. Weinhauer on May 25, 1978, and commissioned in the Navy Chaplain Corps on July 2, 1979. [1] He later earned a D.Min. degree from the Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary in 1999 with a concentration in Christian Leadership. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Martin, H. Lawrence (1984). "Magness, James Beattie". History of the Chaplain Corps, United States Navy. Vol. VIII. U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps. p. 102. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "About Us: Rt. Rev. James "Jay" Magness, Bishop". Office of the Bishop to Armed Forces and Federal Ministry. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  3. "James 'Jay' Magness elected bishop suffragan for federal ministries". The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. March 24, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  4. "Bishop James Magness, Suffragan for Armed Services and Federal Ministries, to retire in 2017". episcopaldigitalnetwork.com. The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. August 14, 2015. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  5. "The Rev. Carl Wright elected Episcopal Church Bishop Suffragan for Armed Services and Federal Ministries". episcopalchurch.org. The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. September 20, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  6. "S. Va. Calls Bishop Pro Tempore". The Living Church. December 11, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  7. "Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia - Newport News, VA: Congregation Resources: Bishop Magness". www.diosova.org. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  8. "The Right Rev. James B. Magness". Washington National Cathedral. Retrieved December 24, 2020.


Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Armed Services and Federal Ministries
2010 to 2017
Succeeded by