Each day during March, we celebrate the contributions 31 women have made and recognize their specific achievement as bishop in the Episcopal Church.
Today we celebrate Bishop Bonnie A. Perry of the Diocese of Michigan
The Rev. Bonnie A. Perry was elected bishop on June 1, 2019, at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul and consecrated as the first woman and 11th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan on February 8, 2020. [Not only] is the first female bishop, she is also the first openly gay bishop in the diocese’s history.
Previously, the rector of All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Chicago, Illinois. Perry earned a doctor of ministry degree from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, a master of divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary and a bachelor’s degree in biology from the College of the Holy Cross. She was ordained in 1990 in the Diocese of Newark.
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“All bishops of the Episcopal Church, active or retired, make up the House of Bishops. Like the governing body of the United States, the governing body of the Episcopal Church (called “the General Convention”) is comprised of two Houses: the House of Bishops and the House of Deputies. They meet and act separately, and both Houses must concur to adopt legislation. General Convention meets every three years, and the House of Bishops meets twice a year between conventions in a non-legislative capacity. The Presiding Bishop is the president of the House of Bishops.”
Source: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/who-we-are/church-governance/house-of-bishops/; https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2020/02/10/bonnie-a-perry-consecrated-11th-bishop-of-michigan/; https://www.edomi.org/bonnieperry/