Eugene Sutton

Eugene Taylor Sutton (born January 9, 1954[1]) is the 14th and current Episcopal Bishop of Maryland.

The Right Reverend

Eugene Sutton

M.Div.
Bishop of Maryland
Bishop Eugene Sutton
ChurchEpiscopal Church
ProvinceIII
DioceseMaryland
ElectedJune 29, 2008
In office2008-present
PredecessorRobert W. Ihloff
SuccessorIncumbent
Orders
ConsecrationJune 28, 2008
by Katharine Jefferts Schori
Personal details
Born (1954-01-09) January 9, 1954
Washington, D.C., United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
(prev. Baptist)
SpouseSonya Subbayya Sutton
Children4
Alma materHope College
Western Theological Seminary
Princeton Theological Seminary

Early life and education

Sutton grew up in Washington, D.C. as a Baptist. He graduated from Hope College in Holland, Michigan, in 1976 and earned a Master of Divinity degree from Western Theological Seminary in the same city and was ordained as a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Reformed Church in America.

Ministry

As well as serving parishes in New Jersey and Washington, D.C., Sutton also taught at the Vanderbilt University Divinity School, the General Theological Seminary, and the New Brunswick Theological Seminary.

Episcopate

A convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland held at St James Episcopal Church (Baltimore, Maryland) elected Sutton as bishop on the first ballot. He was consecrated at the Washington National Cathedral on June 28, 2008, where he had served as canon pastor. The first African American bishop for the Diocese of Maryland, Sutton was installed in the Cathedral of the Incarnation (Baltimore) on June 29, 2008.

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See also

References
  1. Episcopal Clerical Directory 2013 (2013). New York: Church Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-0-89869-888-6, p. 936.
Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by
Robert Ihloff		 14th Bishop of Maryland
2008–present		 Incumbent


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