Jay Magness

James Beattie "Jay" Magness (born 1946 in St. Petersburg, FL) is an American Anglican bishop and former military chaplain. From 2010 to 2017 he served as Bishop Suffragan for the Armed Services and Federal Ministries of the Episcopal Church. As such, he was responsible for the Episcopal chaplains and their congregations in the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons.[1][2] He previously served as a military chaplain in the United States Navy Chaplain Corps, from which he retired in 2004 with the rank of captain.[1] He resigned from the Armed Forces and Federal ministries and stepped down from his bishopric in 2017;[3] he was succeeded as bishop by Carl Wright.[4]

The Right Reverend

Jay Magness
Suffragan Bishop for Federal Ministries
SeeEpiscopal Diocese of the Armed Services and Federal Ministries
In officeJune 2010 to 2017
PredecessorGeorge Elden Packard
Orders
Consecration2010
by Katharine Jefferts Schori
Personal details
Birth nameJames Beattie Magness
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglicanism
ProfessionMilitary chaplain

He later served as assistant bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia. From January 1, 2019 until February 1, 2020, he served as bishop pro-tempore of the diocese.[5][6]

Reference
  1. "About Us: Rt. Rev. James "Jay" Magness, Bishop". Office of the Bishop to Armed Forces and Federal Ministry. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  2. "James 'Jay' Magness elected bishop suffragan for federal ministries". The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. March 24, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  3. "Bishop James Magness, Suffragan for Armed Services and Federal Ministries, to retire in 2017". episcopaldigitalnetwork.com. The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. August 14, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  4. "The Rev. Carl Wright elected Episcopal Church Bishop Suffragan for Armed Services and Federal Ministries". episcopalchurch.org. The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. September 20, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  5. "S. Va. Calls Bishop Pro Tempore". The Living Church. December 11, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  6. "Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia - Newport News, VA: Congregation Resources: Bishop Magness". www.diosova.org. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by
George Elden Packard		 Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Armed Services and Federal Ministries
2010 to 2017		 Incumbent
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