Laura J. Ahrens

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The Right Reverend

Laura Ahrens
Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Connecticut
ElectedMarch 10, 2007
In office2007–present
Predecessor Wilfrido Ramos-Orench
Orders
Ordination1991 (deacon)
1992 (priest)
ConsecrationJune 30, 2007
by  Katharine Jefferts Schori
Personal details
Born (1962-08-09) August 9, 1962 (age 60)
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
ParentsHerbert and Joan Ahrens

Laura Jean Ahrens (born August 9, 1962) is an American prelate who currently serves as the Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut.

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Education

Ahrens studied at Princeton University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in geology and geophysics in 1984. She then studied at the Berkeley Divinity School, where she earned her Master of Divinity in 1991. She also holds a Doctor of Ministry from Hartford Seminary, which she was awarded in 2000. She graduated with her doctoral thesis titled Engaging a Generation, Adult Education for Baby Boomers.

Ordained ministry

Ahrens was ordained deacon in 1991 and priest in 1992. She spent her diaconate and the first year of her priesthood as curate of St Peter's Church in Osterville, Massachusetts. In 1992, she became associate rector of Trinity Church in Concord, Massachusetts, while in 1995 she then became associate rector of St Luke's Church in Darien, Connecticut. Between 2000 and 2007, she served as rector of St James' Church in Danbury, Connecticut. [1]

Bishop

On March 10, 2007, Ahrens was elected on the fifth ballot as Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut at a special convention held in Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford. [2] She was consecrated on June 30, 2007, in the Woolsey Hall of Yale University, by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Hamilton, Karin. "Laura Ahrens elected bishop suffragan in Connecticut", The Episcopal Church, New York, 9 March 2007. Retrieved on 7 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Wolfe Boynton, Cynthia. "From Childhood Dreams of Priesthood to a Bishop’s Chair", The New York Times , New York, 24 June 2007. Retrieved on 7 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Bishop Laura J. Ahrens". Episcopal Church in Connecticut. The Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut. Retrieved April 8, 2017.

Further reading

Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut
June 30, 2007 – Present
With: James Elliot Curry 		Current holder


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