Samuel Sewall Rodman III

The Right Reverend
Samuel Rodman III
Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
Church Episcopal Church (United States)
Diocese Diocese of North Carolina
In office July 15, 2017 – present
Predecessor Michael Bruce Curry
Orders
Ordination August 22, 1987 (deacon)
March 19, 1988 (priest)
by Andrew F. Wissemann
Consecration July 15, 2017
by Michael Bruce Curry
Personal details
Birth name Samuel Sewall Rodman III
Nationality American
Spouse Deborah Rodman
Children Two
Alma mater Bates College
Virginia Theological Seminary

Samuel Sewall Rodman III is an American Episcopal bishop. On March 4, 2017, he was elected as the 12th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina,[1] and was consecrated on July 15, 2017 by his predecessor, Presiding Bishop Michael Bruce Curry.[2] Prior to his consecration, he was served as Special Projects Officer in the Diocese of Massachusetts. Previously, he was a parish priest.[3]

Education

Rodman attended public schools for 10 years, then transferred to South Kent School for his last two years of high school.[4]:14 In 1981, he graduated from Bates College with a B.A. in English; he later studied theology at Virginia Theological Seminary.[4]:15

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sennott, Adam (March 4, 2017). "Massachusetts reverend elected Episcopal bishop of North Carolina". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Rev. Samuel Rodman Elected XII Bishop Diocesan of the Diocese of North Carolina". The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. March 4, 2017. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Samuel Rodman". The Search for the Next Bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina. Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Walter, Summerlee (April 11, 2017). "Finest Kind: A Profile of the Bishop-elect, the Rev. Samuel Rodman". North Carolina Disciple (Spring 2017): 13–17. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017.
Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by
Michael Bruce Curry		 Bishop of North Carolina
July 15, 2017 – present		 Incumbent



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