Presiding Bishop Most Rev. Sean Rowe
The Presiding Bishop, Sean Rowe, is quoted as saying, ” “A plea for mercy, a recognition of the stranger in our midst, is core to the faith. It is radical
given the order of the world around us – it is countercultural – but it’s not bound to political ideology.”
Episcopalians around the world and in various time zones gathered to welcome the Most Rev. Sean Rowe as the church’s 28th presiding bishop in a first-of-its-kind virtual investiture service, live streamed Nov. 2 from the Chapel of Christ the Lord at The Episcopal Church Center in New York City. Rowe, formerly bishop of the Episcopal Dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York, was elected and confirmed as the next presiding bishop at the 81st General Convention on June 26.
Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe receives the primatial staff from former Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on Nov. 2, 2024. Photo by David Rider
Letter from the Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe on the U.S, Presidential Election November 6, 2024
https://www.episcopalchurch.org/publicaffairs/letter-from-presiding-bishop-sean-rowe-on-the-u-s-presidential-election/
Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe is the elected head of the Episcopal Church. Bishop Lucinda Ashby is the elected bishop of our diocese, the Diocese of El Camino Real. All Saints Episcopal Church Palo Alto is part of the Diocese of El Camino https://www.realepiscopal.org/
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