Thomas J. Brown (bishop of Maine)

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The Right Reverend

Thomas James Brown
Bishop of Maine
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Maine
ElectedFebruary 9, 2019
In office2019–present
Predecessor Stephen T. Lane
Orders
OrdinationJanuary 18, 1998
by  Edward Lewis Lee Jr.
ConsecrationJune 22, 2019
by  Michael Curry
Personal details
Born (1970-09-28) September 28, 1970 (age 52)
Bruce Crossing, Michigan, US
Denomination Anglican
SpouseThomas Mousin

Thomas James Brown (born September 28, 1970) is the tenth and current bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine in The Episcopal Church.

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Biography

Brown graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Western Michigan University in 1988. After receiving his Master of Divinity from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in 1997, Brown was ordained priest on January 18, 1998. In 1997 he became associate priest at the Church of St John the Evangelist in San Francisco and director of alumni and church relations at Church Divinity School of the Pacific. He served as rector of St Michael's Church in Brattleboro, Vermont between 2000 and 2009. In 2009 he became rector of the Parish of the Epiphany in Winchester, Massachusetts. [1] [2]

He was elected at a special diocesan convention on February 9, 2019, to succeed Bishop Stephen T. Lane. He was consecrated the tenth bishop of Maine on June 22, 2019. He is the first openly gay bishop to lead the diocese and the third to lead any diocese in the United States. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Thomas James Brown" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  2. ↑ "The Rt. Rev. Thomas James Brown". episcopalchurch.org. Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  3. ↑ "New Episcopalian bishop ordained at service in Portland". pressherald.com. Portland Press Herald. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  4. ↑ "Thomas James Brown ordained and consecrated as bishop of Maine". episcopalnewsservice.org. Episcopal News Service. 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2020-10-28.


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