Samuel Sewall Rodman III

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The Right Reverend

Samuel Rodman III
Bishop of North Carolina
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese North Carolina
ElectedMarch 4, 2017
In office2017–present
Predecessor Michael Bruce Curry
Orders
OrdinationAugust 22, 1987 (deacon)
March 19, 1988 (priest)
by  Andrew F. Wissemann
ConsecrationJuly 15, 2017
by  Michael Bruce Curry
Personal details
Birth nameSamuel Sewall Rodman III
Nationality American
SpouseDeborah Rodman
Children2
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]

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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

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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. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  4. 1 2 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 Bishop of North Carolina
July 15, 2017 – present
Incumbent