Frank S. Logue

Frank Sullivan Logue (born 1963) is the eleventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia in the United States.

The Right Reverend

Frank S. Logue
XI Bishop of Georgia
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseEpiscopal Diocese of Georgia
ElectedNovember 16, 2019
In office2020–
PredecessorScott Anson Benhase
Orders
Ordination2000
by Henry I. Louttit
ConsecrationMay 30, 2020
by Scott Anson Benhase
RankBishop
Personal details
Born1963 (age 5758)
Previous postCanon to the Ordinary, Diocese of Georgia
Alma materGeorgia Southern University
Virginia Theological Seminary

Early life and career

Born in Montgomery, Alabama, he is a graduate of Georgia Southern University[1] and Virginia Theological Seminary. In 1988, he hiked the Appalachian Trail with his wife, Victoria, and the two wrote The Appalachian Trail Hiker and then six other travel books.[2]

Ministry

He served as the church planter for King of Peace Episcopal Church in Kingsland, Georgia. He was elected on November 16, 2019, on the first ballot.[3] Logue succeeded Scott Anson Benhase on May 30, 2020, when he was consecrated as a bishop in Christ Church in Savannah, Georgia. Because of COVID-19 precautions, his ordination was conducted with a minimal number of people in attendance and was broadcast via livestream on the Internet.[4]

See also

References

  1. Episcopal Diocese of Georgia elects Rev Frank Logue 11th Bishop, Savannah Morning News, retrieved November 16, 2019
  2. Their Calling, Georgia Southern Magazine, retrieved October 8, 2020
  3. Georgia Canon Elected Bishop, The Episcopal Church, 19 November 2019, retrieved November 20, 2019
  4. Bains, David R. (2020-05-31). "Covid-19 and the Consecration of Bishops for the Episcopal Church: The First Two". Chasing Churches. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
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