Michael Vono

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Michael Louis Vono
Bishop of the Rio Grande
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Rio Grande
ElectedApril 24, 2010
In office2010-2018
Predecessor Jeffrey N. Steenson
Successor Michael Buerkel Hunn
Orders
OrdinationJune 26, 1976 (deacon)
February 12, 1977 (priest)
ConsecrationOctober 24, 2010
by  Katharine Jefferts Schori
Personal details
Born (1948-09-15) September 15, 1948 (age 75)
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican (prev. Roman Catholic)

Michael Louis Vono (born September 15, 1948) was the ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rio Grande.

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Early life and education

Vono was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on September 15, 1948, and was raised as a Roman Catholic. He studied for the catholic priesthood at Our Lady of Providence Seminary in Warwick, Rhode Island, and earned a Bachelor of Arts. He then pursued studies at the Catholic University of America and graduated with a Master of Arts in religious and theological studies. After joining the Episcopal Church in 1974, he also resumed training for the priesthood and earned a certificate in Anglican Studies from the Virginia Theological Seminary in 1976. [1] He was also awarded a Doctor of Ministry from Hartford Seminary. [2]

Ordained ministry

Vono was ordained to the diaconate on June 26, 1976, and to the priesthood on February 12, 1977. He became assistant rector of All Saints Church in Worcester, Massachusetts, before being called to Christ Church in Leicester, Massachusetts, in 1980 to serve as its vicar. A month later, the mission church was made into a parish church and he became its first rector. In 1990, he took a sabbatical and went to Rome to spend time at the Anglican Center. In 1992 he accepted the post of rector of St. Paul's Within the Walls in Rome, Italy, where he remained until 2010. [3]

Bishop

On April 24, 2010, Vono was elected on the third ballot as Bishop of the Rio Grande. He was consecrated on October 24, 2010, by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori at the Hilton Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was then installed at St John's Cathedral on October 24. [4] [5] He remained in office until his retirement on November 3, 2018.

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References

  1. ↑ "From our town to a holy city, and beyond", Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved on April 18, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Rio Grande diocese elects Michael Louis Vono as ninth bishop", Anglican Communion News Service, April 26, 2010. Retrieved on April 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ "RIO GRANDE: Bishop-elect Michael Louis Vono completes consent process", Episcopal News Service, August 3, 2010. Retrieved on April 18, 2022.
  4. ↑ "RIO GRANDE: Michael Vono becomes diocese's ninth bishop", Episcopal News Service, October 25, 2010. Retrieved on April 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ "History", Diocese of Rio Grande. Retrieved on April 18, 2022.
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