Presiding Bishop

Presiding Bishop

Der Presiding Bishop ist Primas der Episcopal Church in the USA. Mit Ausnahme des ersten Presiding Bishops, William White, war bis 1926 der dienstälteste Bischof der Kirche gleichzeitig Presiding Bishop. Seitdem wird er durch ein Wahlverfahren gewählt, an der alle Bischöfe teilnehmen dürfen. Zwischenzeitlich ist die Amtsperiode auf neun Jahren festgelegt worden.

Dienstältester in der Reihenfolge der Bischofsweihe

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William White

Samuel Seabury

Samuel Provoost

Philander Chase

Thomas Church Brownell

Henry St. George Tucker

Alexander Charles Garrett

Daniel Sylvester Tuttle

Thomas March Clark

John Williams

Alfred Lee

John Henry Hopkins

Alexander Viets Griswold

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