Samuel Rodman (bishop)

The Right Reverend Samuel Rodman III
Bishop of North Carolina
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	North Carolina
Elected	March 4, 2017
In office	2017–present
Predecessor	Michael Bruce Curry
Orders
Ordination	August 22, 1987 (deacon) March 19, 1988 (priest) by  Andrew F. Wissemann
Consecration	July 15, 2017 by  Michael Bruce Curry
Personal details
Born	Samuel Sewall Rodman III
Nationality	American
Spouse	Deborah Rodman
Children	2
Alma mater	Bates College Virginia Theological Seminary

Samuel Sewall Rodman III is an American Episcopal bishop. On March 4, 2017, he was elected as the 12th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, ^[1] and was consecrated on July 15, 2017, by his predecessor, Presiding Bishop Michael Bruce Curry. ^[2] Prior to his consecration, he was served as Special Projects Officer in the Diocese of Massachusetts. Previously, he was a parish priest. ^[3]

Education

Rodman attended public schools for 10 years, then transferred to South Kent School for his last two years of high school. ^{[4] :  14} In 1981, he graduated from Bates College with a B.A. in English; he later studied theology at Virginia Theological Seminary. ^{[4] :  15}

See also

• List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
• Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States

References

1. Sennott, Adam (March 4, 2017). "Massachusetts reverend elected Episcopal bishop of North Carolina". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017.
2. "The Rev. Samuel Rodman Elected XII Bishop Diocesan of the Diocese of North Carolina". The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. March 4, 2017. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017.
3. "Samuel Rodman". The Search for the Next Bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina. Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
4. Walter, Summerlee (April 11, 2017). "Finest Kind: A Profile of the Bishop-elect, the Rev. Samuel Rodman". North Carolina Disciple (Spring 2017): 13–17. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017.

Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by Michael Bruce Curry	Bishop of North Carolina July 15, 2017 – present	Incumbent