Martin Scott Field

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The Right Reverend

Martin Scott Field
Bishop of West Missouri
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese West Missouri
ElectedNovember 6, 2010
In office2011-2021
Predecessor Barry Robert Howe
Successor Diane Jardine Bruce (provisional)
Orders
OrdinationOctober 10, 1990 (deacon)
May 2, 1991 (priest)
by  Donald Purple Hart
ConsecrationMarch 6, 2011
by  Katharine Jefferts Schori
Personal details
Born (1956-09-13) September 13, 1956 (age 67)
Salem, Ohio, United States
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican (prev. Disciples of Christ)
Spouse
Donna Jean Cassarino
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(m. 1979)​
Children2

Martin Scott Field (born September 13, 1956) was the eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri from March 6, 2011, until September 14, 2021.

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Early life and education

Field was born on September 13, 1956, in Salem, Ohio. He was educated at Salem High School in Salem, Ohio, graduating in 1974. He then studied at Bethany College from where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in religious studies. He also earned a Master of Divinity in May 1983 from the Lexington Theological Seminary. He also undertook a Doctor of Ministry in congregational development at the Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, between 2004 and 2006.

Ordained ministry

Field was ordained into ministry in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) on June 6, 1983, after which he ministered in Maryland and Ohio. After two years he joined the Episcopal Church and served as youth minister at St John's Church in Chevy Chase, Maryland, from 1985 until 1989. His ministry was then translated into the Holy Orders of the Episcopal Church when he was ordained a deacon on October 10, 1990, in the Diocese of Hawaii. He was ordained a priest in Hawaii on May 2, 1991, by Bishop Donald Purple Hart. He was a non-stipendiary assistant at St Christopher's Church in Kailua, Hawaii, between 1989 and 1993, after which he became interim rector of St Matthew's Church in Covington, Tennessee, and in 1996 interim rector of St Anne's Church in Millington, Tennessee. [1]

He entered the Chaplain Corps of the U.S. Navy and served in Hawaii and Tennessee while on active duty. He also participated in several overseas deployments including Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, and Operation Southern Watch. After naval chaplaincy, he served as associate rector at St Luke's Church in Jackson, Tennessee, from 1998 until 2003 and then rector of St Paul's Church in Flint, Michigan. [2]

Episcopacy

Field was elected the 8th bishop of West Missouri on November 6, 2010. He was ordained and consecrated as bishop on March 6, 2011, by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. [3] On Holy Cross Day, 2021 Bishop Field resigned from his ministry as the eighth Bishop of West Missouri. In 2022 he became interim rector of St Luke's Church in Worcester, Massachusetts. He married Donna Jean Cassarino on August 4, 1979, and the couple has two children: Chandra and Christopher. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "West Missouri diocese elects Martin Scott Field as eighth bishop", Episcopal News Service, November 6, 2010. Retrieved on August 23, 2022.
  2. ↑ "WEST MISSOURI: Diocese announces 3 nominees for bishop", Episcopal News Service, August 4, 2010. Retrieved on August 23, 2022.
  3. ↑ Episcopal News Service, March 7, 2011
  4. ↑ "Bishop Marty announces last day as Bishop of West Missouri". New Spirit. 2021-04-08. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  5. ↑ "West Missouri Bishop Martin Scott Field announces Sept. 14 retirement date", Episcopal News Service, April 9, 2021. Retrieved on August 23, 2022.
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