Geralyn Wolf
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The Rt. Rev. Geralyn Wolf (born April 30, 1947) is the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island.
She was consecrated 12th Bishop of Rhode Island on February 17, 1996, Bishop Wolf is a native of West Chester, PA. She graduated from West Chester University in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science. She also holds a Master of Arts in Education from Trenton State College which she received in 1971. At Episcopal Divinity School in 1977 she earned a Master of Divinity. Prior to her election she was Dean of Christ Church Cathedral in the Diocese of Kentucky, being the first woman Dean of a Cathedral. She serves on several national committees and is the Liturgist for the House of Bishops. She is an associate of the Society of St. Margaret, a Companion of the Oratory of the Good Shepherd, an ecumenical oblate of Mount Saviour Monastery in Elmira, NY, and has visited and worked with the Taizé Community in France. She is the author of several published anthems and articles, and creates whimsical figures that are made out of wood.
Bishop Wolf falls on the mainstream to progressive side of Episcopal Church politics and in 2003 supported the consecreation of gay Bishop Gene Robinson.