E. Mark Stevenson is an American Episcopal bishop serving as the 14th Bishop of Virginia. He was elected on June 4, 2022, and consecrated on December 3, 2022. [1]
Ordained ministry
Stevenson was ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church on August 5, 2000, and has held multiple leadership roles. He served as rector of the Church of the Annunciation in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the Church of the Good Shepherd in Maitland, Florida. [2]
From August 2005 to September 2013, he was Canon to the Ordinary in the Diocese of Louisiana. During this time, he was involved in coordinating relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina. [1]
Stevenson later became Domestic Poverty Missioner for The Episcopal Church. In 2016, he was appointed Director of Episcopal Migration Ministries, overseeing refugee resettlement programs. [2]
In September 2018, he was named Canon to the Presiding Bishop for Ministry Within The Episcopal Church, serving as the principal liaison between Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, the House of Bishops, and other church governing bodies. [1]
Episcopacy
Stevenson was elected Bishop of Virginia on June 4, 2022, at St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School in Alexandria. His consecration took place on December 3, 2022, at The Saint Paul’s Baptist Church in Richmond, with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry as the chief consecrator. [2]
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