Stephen C. Reber

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Stephen C. Reber
Former Presiding Bishop
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Church United Episcopal Church of North America
In office1996 to 2010
Predecessor John C. Gramley
Successor Peter D. Robinson
Orders
Consecration1996
Personal details
Born (1938-09-06) September 6, 1938 (age 82)
Previous post(s)Bishop Coadjutor, UECNA

Stephen C. Reber Sr. of Statesville, North Carolina, is a former Presiding Bishop of the United Episcopal Church of North America (UECNA). Before being elected as Presiding Bishop of the UECNA, Reber had some years previously been a presbyter in the Anglican Orthodox Church and rector of St. Peter's Anglican Church in Statesville. He is married to Judy and is an avid Anglophile.

Reber served as the Presiding Bishop of the United Episcopal Church from late 1996 until 2010. [1] [2] During that time he drove many thousands of miles in the eastern and south central United States re-establishing the UECNA's presence in those areas. His initial inter-jurisdictional efforts focused on the Anglican Province in America, but after they signed an agreement with the Reformed Episcopal Church, he became disenchanted with that arrangement and refocused his thinking on better relations with the Anglican Catholic Church.

On September 6, 2010, Reber retired as the Archbishop/Presiding Bishop of the United Episcopal Church. He continued his ministry as the rector of All Saints' United Episcopal Church in Hillsborough, North Carolina, until the end of April 2014 at which point he retired completely from active ministry.

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References

  1. "A History of the UECNA". UENAC. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  2. Confirmation ceremony Northwest Florida Daily News; 31 Mar 2001: C5
Religious titles
Preceded by
John C. Gramley
Presiding Bishop of the United Episcopal Church of North America Succeeded by
Peter D. Robinson