Sean W. Rowe
| Sean Walter Rowe | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Northwestern Pennsylvania | |
| Church | Episcopal |
| See | Northwestern Pennsylvania |
| In office | 2007 — present |
| Predecessor | Robert D. Rowley, Jr. |
| Successor | incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2000-12-02 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1975 Sharon, Pennsylvania  |
| Spouse | Carly Rowe |
The Rt. Rev. Sean W. Rowe (born 1975) is the eighth Episcopal Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania.[1][2]
Education and early career
Rowe graduated from Grove City College and Virginia Theological Seminary.[2] He was, at age 24, the youngest Episcopal priest in the United States at the time of his ordination, in December 2000.[3] He was rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Franklin, Pennsylvania, in the Diocese of Northwestern PA.[1]
Election and consecration
At the time of his election, Rowe was 32 years old, and would become the youngest member of the House of Bishops.[1][3][4][5] Rowe was elected on the first ballot from a slate of four candidates, with 64 lay votes and 29 clergy votes.[1] The election was at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Erie, Pennsylvania on May 19, 2007.[1] In October 2009, Bishop Rowe was granted an honorary doctorate in divinity from the Virginia Theological Seminary.[6] Bishop Rowe received an appointment to the Theology faculty at Gannon University, PA, in 2008.[7]
Rowe was consecrated on September 8, 2007.[8][9] The consecrators included Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, Rowe's predecessor Bishop Robert D. Rowley, Jr., retired Bishop J. Mark Dyer of the Diocese of Bethlehem, Ralph E. Jones, bishop of the Northwestern PA Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA), Arthur Williams, retired Bishop suffragan of the Diocese of Ohio, and Wayne P. Wright, bishop of Delaware.[8][9]
Rowe is still the youngest bishop in that branch of the church at the age of 34.[10][11]
In October 2009, Bishop Rowe was given a commission as a Kentucky Colonel by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky after being nominated by several clergy of his diocese. The mission of the Honorable Order of the Kentucky Colonels is “irrevocably dedicated to and is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes." [12] Funds from the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels have been utilized for the purchase of wheelchairs for muscular dystrophy victims, for the distribution of books to school children.
See also
- List of Bishop Succession in the Episcopal Church
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Episcopal News Service ENS web site 1st PR. Accessed June 24, 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania official web site staff page. Accessed June 26, 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kendall Harmon at TitusOneNine. Accessed June 24, 2008.
- ↑ Living Church News about Rowe May 19, 2007. Living Church News about election May 19, 2007. Accessed June 26, 2008.
- ↑ J. B. Chilton, Essay, "He'll be the Youngest Bishop by far," found at Episcopal Café web site. Accessed June 26, 2008.
- ↑ "Virginia Theological Seminary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". En.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- ↑ USA. "Gannon University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". En.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Episcopal News Service ENS web site 2nd PR. Accessed June 24, 2008.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Bishop consecration Saturday," Sharon Herald, September 6, 2007, found at Sharon Herald story. Accessed June 26, 2008.
- ↑ Mary Frances Schjonberg, "Texas elects C. Andrew Doyle bishop coadjutor," May 24, 2008, Episcopal Life, found at Episcopal Life web site. Accessed June 26, 2008.
- ↑ Tomie Lunsford, "Doyle elected bishop of Texas," Temple Telegram, May 31, 2008, found at Temple Telegram web site. Accessed June 26, 2008.
- ↑ Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
External links
| Episcopal Church (USA) titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert D. Rowley, Jr. |
8th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania 2007 to present |
Succeeded by incumbent |