Michael W. Creighton

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Michael Whittington Creighton
Bishop of Central Pennsylvania
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Bishop Creighton in 2006
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Central Pennsylvania
ElectedJune 10, 1995
In office1996–2006
Predecessor Charlie F. McNutt
Successor Nathan D. Baxter
Orders
Ordination1969
ConsecrationNovember 18, 1995
by  Edmond L. Browning
Personal details
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
Parents William Creighton & Marie-Louise Forrest Creighton
SpouseBetty Creighton
Children2
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Central Pennsylvania (1995-1996)

Michael Whittington Creighton was ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania from 1996 till 2006.

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Biography

Creighton is the former rector of St Stephen's Church in Seattle, Washington. He was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Central Pennsylvania in 1995 and consecrated on November 18, 1995 by Presiding Bishop Edmond L. Browning in the Founder's Hall on the campus of Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He became diocesan bishop on January 1, 1996 and retired in 2006.

He is the son of Bishop William Creighton and the grandson of Bishop Frank W. Creighton. [1]

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References

  1. "Bishop Consecrated in Central Pennsylvania". The Living Church. Episcopal Church. December 10, 1995. Retrieved September 25, 2017.