The Most Rev. Sean W. Rowe was elected presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church in June 2024 and took office on Nov. 1 for a nine-year term. In this role, he serves as the church’s chief pastor and CEO. Known for his expertise in organizational learning and adaptive change, Rowe is committed to strengthening support for local ministry and mission.
He was ordained bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania in 2007 after serving as rector of St. John’s in Franklin, Pennsylvania, for seven years. From 2014 to 2018, he served as bishop provisional of the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem, and from 2019 to 2024, he led a partnership between the Episcopal Dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York.
Rowe holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Grove City College, a Master of Divinity degree from Virginia Theological Seminary, and a doctorate in organizational learning and leadership from Gannon University. He has served as a leader of many civic and churchwide organizations and governance bodies, and as parliamentarian for the House of Bishops.
page-3192138 — Anglican Identity Unit 1: Introduction to Anglican dogma, doctrine, discipline, and revelation; used in sunday-morning-formation.
page-3192139 — Anglican Identity Unit 2: Continuing exploration of religious identity and Anglicanism; part of the formation series at incarnation-west-point.
page-3192140 — Anglican Identity Unit 3: Anglican sacramental theology, grace, and salvation; third unit of the formation curriculum.
page-3192141 — Anglican Identity Unit 4: Anglican praxis, the Thirty-Nine Articles, and Communion governance; final unit of the series.
Events
event-3190499 — The Bishop's Visit (June 7, 2026): Annual visitation of the Rev. Dr. Dorothy Sanders Wells, 11th Bishop of Mississippi, to incarnation-west-point.
Entities
incarnation-west-point — Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, West Point, MS: The parish community, its worship, formation, and ministries.
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