Who are the 4 nominees for Episcopal Church presiding bishop?
Sean Rowe
The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania, one of the nominees for presiding bishop, also serves as the bishop provisional of the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York.
A native of Sharon, Pennsylvania, Rowe graduated from Grove City College in 1997 with a bachelor of arts in history. Later, he graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary in 2000 and earned a Ph.D. in organizational learning and leadership at Gannon University in Erie in 2014.
According to his official biography, Rowe was elected bishop of Northwestern Pennsylvania on the first ballot in 2007 at 32, making him the youngest bishop in the Episcopal Church at the time.
Additionally, Rowe serves as parliamentarian for the Episcopal Church House of Bishops, chair of the Episcopal Church Building Fund, a member of the Standing Commission on Structure, Governance and a member of the Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable.
He is married to Carly Rowe, and they have a daughter, Lauren.
