Kimberly Lucas

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Kimberly Lucas
Bishop of Colorado
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Colorado
ElectedOctober 27, 2018
In office2019–present
Predecessor Robert John O'Neill
Orders
ConsecrationMay 18, 2019
by  Michael Curry
Personal details
Born Spring Lake, North Carolina, United States
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
SpouseMark Retherford
Children4
Education Union Theological Seminary
Alma mater Wake Forest University

Kimberly "Kym" Lucas is the eleventh and current Bishop of Colorado in the Episcopal Church.

Biography

She was consecrated as the eleventh bishop of the Episcopal Church in Colorado on 18 May 2019, at the Cathedral of St. John in the Wilderness. She was elected on the fourth ballot during the diocese's annual convention on 27 October 2018. Lucas is the first woman as well as the first African American to serve as bishop in the diocese.

Prior to her election as bishop, she was rector of St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C since 2012. Previously, she was the rector of St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, from 2005 to 2011.

Lucas is originally from Spring Lake, North Carolina. She studied science and biology at Wake Forest University, and subsequently at Union Theological Seminary she studied for a master of divinity. Lucas is married to Mark Retherford and has four children. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Orr, Mike. "Bishop Kym Lucas". The Episcopal Church in Colorado (in American English). Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  2. Paulsen, David (2018-10-29). "Kym Lucas elected bishop of Episcopal Church in Colorado". Episcopal News Service (in American English). Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  3. "Kym Lucas Is the First Black, Female Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Colorado". 5280. 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2020-06-29.