Martha Elizabeth Stebbins

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Martha Elizabeth Stebbins
Bishop of Montana
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Montana
ElectedJuly 26, 2019
In office2019–present
Predecessor C. Franklin Brookhart Jr.
Orders
OrdinationDecember 28, 2005
by  J. Gary Gloster
ConsecrationDecember 7, 2019
by  Michael Curry
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Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
SpouseBob Gruidier

Martha Elizabeth Stebbins is an American epidemiologist, zoologist, mechanical engineer, veterinarian, and Prelate of The Episcopal Church, currently serving as the Bishop of Montana.

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Education

Stebbins studied at the North Carolina State University from where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Zoology in 1981, a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1986, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1987, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Veterinary Medical Sciences with a focus on veterinary microbiology in 1994. She also graduated with a Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology in 1991 from the University of North Carolina with a concentration on infectious diseases. In 2005, she also graduated with a Masters of Divinity from the Seminary of the Southwest. [1] [2]

Career in science

Stebbins spent a number of years, between 1992 and 2005, as an independent consultant/contractor in Epidemiology, Public Health, Microbiology, Veterinary Medicine, and Contract Research Organizations, and as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina between 1993 and 2002. Between 1991 and 1993, Stebbins was an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Oklahoma State University. In 1994, she then became a manager in clinical development with Embrex, Inc, a biotechnology company based in Durham, North Carolina. Between 1997 and 1998, she was an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the North Carolina State University, and simultaneously a Clinical Project Manager with Clintrials Research Inc. In 1998, she undertook the post of Visiting Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the North Carolina State University, which she retained till 2002. [3]

Ecclesiastical career

After completion of her theological training, Stebbins was ordained deacon on June 25, 2005 by Bishop Michael Curry of North Carolina, and priest on December 28, 2005 by Bishop J. Gary Gloster Suffragan of North Carolina. She then served as missioner for Sandhills Episcopal Cluster of Churches in the Diocese of North Carolina between 2005 and 2010. In 2010, she became rector of St Timothy’s Church in Wilson, North Carolina, where she remained till her election in 2019. Since 2007, she also served as chaplain for the Province IV’s HIV/AIDs Retreat at the Kanuga Conference Center. [4]

During a special convention held on July 26, 2019 in Bozeman, Montana, Stebbins was elected Bishop of Montana. [5] She was then consecrated bishop on December 7, 2019 at St Paul’s United Methodist Church in Helena, Montana. She was installed as bishop on December 8, 2019, in St Peter's Cathedral. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "MARTHA ELIZABETH STEBBINS" (PDF). My worship times. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Martha "Marty" Stebbins Ordained Bishop of Montana". Seminary of the Southwest . Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  3. ↑ "MARTHA ELIZABETH STEBBINS" (PDF). My worship times. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Meet the Bishop Elect". Diocese of Montana. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  5. ↑ Riley, John (December 7, 2019). "Episcopal Diocese of Montana elects Reverend Martha Stebbins as new Bishop". KRTV . Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  6. ↑ Brehe, S. (December 9, 2019). "Marty Stebbins consecrated as bishop of Montana". Episcopal News Service. Retrieved February 15, 2021.


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