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 retired Bishop Shannon MacVean-Brown of the Diocese of Vermont
“Bishop Shannon MacVean-Brown was ordained and consecrated as the 11th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont on September 28, 2019. She is the first African-American person and second woman to be consecrated as a bishop of the Diocese of Vermont.
Bishop MacVean-Brown once stated, “I have a passion for awakening communities of faith to the power of our baptismal covenant and how it is a genuine bond that connects us to Jesus and each other, drawing us to prayer, worship, and the celebration of God’s creation. Our baptism compels us to notice and be present in our communities, no matter our location.”
Click here to learn more about Bishop Shannon MacVean-Brown.
“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://diovermont.org/2019/09/28/bishop-shannon-macvean-brown/; https://vtdigger.org/2020/06/09/qa-bishop-shannon-macvean-brown-on-racism-and-grief/