Bonnie Perry
Bonnie Anne Perry (born April 15, 1962) is a bishop in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. She was elected the Diocese of Michigan's eleventh diocesan bishop on June 1, 2019, which made her the first woman and first openly gay priest elected as an Episcopal bishop in Michigan.[2]
The Right Reverend Bonnie A. Perry | |
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Bishop of Michigan | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Michigan |
Elected | June 1, 2019 |
In office | 2020-present |
Predecessor | Wendell Gibbs |
Orders | |
Ordination | December 15, 1990 by John Shelby Spong |
Consecration | February 8, 2020 by Michael Curry |
Personal details | |
Born | San Diego, California, United States | April 15, 1962
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Anglican (prev. Roman Catholic) |
Parents | Ray & Mary Jane Perry[1] |
Spouse | Susan Harlow[2] |
Education | Union Theological Seminary |
Early life
Perry was born in San Diego, California as the oldest of four children in a military family. Raised in a devout Roman Catholic family, Perry attended the College of the Holy Cross, but after feeling that she had a call to the priesthood, converted to the Episcopalian faith which unlike the Roman Catholic Church allows women clergy. She then attended Union Theological Seminary, where she met her future spouse Susan Harlow.[1]
Education
Perry was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Biology in 1984 from College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts. In 1988 she earned a Master of Divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary in New York, NY. In 1998 she earned a Doctorate of Ministry specializing in Congregational Development from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Evanston, IL.[3]
Career
Perry was ordained a deacon on June 2, 1990, then as a priest on December 15, 1990 in the Diocese of Newark by Bishop John Shelby Spong. She served as Associate Rector for Christ Church in Ridgewood NJ from 1989-1991, then Interim Rector for St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Clifton NJ from September 1991 to October 1992. She served as Congregational Development Vicar for All Saints Episcopal Church, Chicago from 1992-2000, then as their rector from 2000 on.[4]
She was a candidate for Bishop of Minnesota in 2009.[5]
In 2019 she was elected the Diocese of Michigan's eleventh diocesan bishop.
See also
References
- "REV. BONNIE PERRY: Pastor doesn't shy from call". www.chicagotribune.com. 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- Villagomez, Jessica. "Rev. Bonnie Perry elected bishop for the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan". chicagotribune.com.
- "Bonnie A. Perry consecrated 11th bishop of Michigan". www.episcopalnewsservice.org. 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- "Resume" (PDF). www.edomi.org. 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- "MINNESOTA: Diocese announces three candidates for bishop". Episcopal News Service. July 31, 2009.
External links
Episcopal Church (USA) titles | ||
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Preceded by Wendell Gibbs |
11th Bishop of Michigan 2020–present |
Incumbent |