Marc Steele

Not to be confused with Mark Steele or Mark Steel.

The Right Reverend Marc Steele
Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese of the Living Word
Steele in 2025
Church	Anglican Church in North America
Diocese	Living Word
In office	2025–present
Other post(s)	Rector, St. George's Anglican Church
Orders
Ordination	May 2018 (diaconate) July 2018 (priesthood) by  Julian Dobbs
Consecration	August 16, 2025 by  Steve Wood
Personal details
Born	(1980-10-03) October 3, 1980 (age 44)
Education	Trinity International University (M.Div.)

Marc Richard Steele (born October 3, 1980) is an American Anglican bishop. He was consecrated in 2025 as the first bishop suffragan of the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word in the Anglican Church in North America. He is also rector of St. George's Anglican Church in Helmetta, New Jersey.

Biography

Bishop Marc Steele was born in 1980 as the oldest of 11 children. He married Korleen in 2001 and they have six children and one grandchild. Steele received his M.Div. from Trinity International University in 2017. ^[1]

Steele was ordained to the diaconate in 2018 and to the priesthood in 2020. ^[1] He began his ordained ministry at Church of the Holy Trinity in Syracuse, New York, and was appointed the 19th rector of St. George's in Helmetta in 2020. ^[2]

As the bivocational rector of St. George's, Steele was also president of New Life Food Pantry. He also served as director of communications for the diocese and senior canon for diocesan ministries. In May 2025, Steele was elected as suffragan bishop to serve under Julian Dobbs ^[1] and consecrated in August 2025. ^[3]

In the aftermath of the July 2025 Central Texas floods, which affected a Living Word diocesan congregation in Kerrville, Steele coordinated the on-the-ground response of the Anglican Relief and Development Fund. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

References

1. "Meet the Candidate". Anglican Diocese of the Living Word. 2025. Archived from the original on 20 April 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
2. Dobbs, Julian. "New Rector Appointed For St. George's Anglican Church in Helmetta, NJ". Anglican Diocese of the Living Word. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
3. "Anglican Diocese of the Living Word Welcomes New Suffragan Bishop". Anglican Church in North America. August 18, 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
4. "Ministry in the Wake of the Flood". Anglican Church in North America. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
5. Murphy, Sean (July 12, 2025). "Memorial in flood-ravaged Texas city becomes focal point of community's grief". Associated Press News. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
6. Neaves, Alicia (July 11, 2025). "Kerrville community unites in vigil to honor Hill Country flood victims". KENS5. Retrieved 11 August 2025.