Mark Bourlakas

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The Right Reverend

Mark Bourlakas
Bishop of Southwestern Virginia
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Southwestern Virginia
ElectedMarch 9, 2013
In office2013–present
Predecessor Frank Neff Powell
Orders
OrdinationMay 24, 1997 (deacon)
December 6, 1997 (priest)
ConsecrationJuly 20, 2013
by  Katharine Jefferts Schori
Personal details
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
SpouseMartha Bourlakas
Children3

Mark Allen Bourlakas is the sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia.

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Biography

After studies at Sewanee: The University of the South and Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, he was ordained to the diaconate on May 24, 1997, and to the priesthood on December 6, 1997. After ordination, he served parishes in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. On November 20, 2006, the cathedral chapter elected him Dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Louisville, Kentucky. he was installed in 2007. Bourlakas was elected Bishop of Southwestern Virginia on March 9, 2013, and was consecrated on July 20, 2013, at the Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "New Bishop Elected in Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia", Anglican Communion News Service, London, 11 March 2013. Retrieved on 26 January 2020.
  2. Modisett, C.E. "Mark Allen Bourlakas ordained as Southwestern Virginia bishop", Episcopal News Service, New York, 23 July 2013. Retrieved on 26 January 2020.