Laura J. Ahrens

Laura Jean Ahrens (born August 9, 1962) is an American prelate who currently serves as the Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut.

The Right Reverend Laura Jean Ahrens D.Min.
Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Connecticut
Elected	March 10, 2007
In office	2007-present
Predecessor	Wilfrido Ramos-Orench
Orders
Ordination	1992
Consecration	June 30, 2007 by Katharine Jefferts Schori
Personal details
Born	(1962-08-09) August 9, 1962
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Herbert and Joan Ahrens

Education

Ahrens received studied at Princeton University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in geology and geophysics in 1984. She then studied at the Berkeley Divinity School, where she earned her Master of Divinity in 1991. She also holds a Doctor of Ministry from Hartford Seminary, which she was awarded in 2000. She graduated with her doctoral thesis titled Engaging a Generation, Adult Education for Baby Boomers.

Ordained Ministry

Ahrens was ordained deacon in 1991 and priest in 1992. She spent her diaconate and the first year of her priesthood as curate of St Peter's Church in Osterville, Massachusetts. In 1992, she became associate rector of Trinity Church in Concord, Massachusetts, while in 1995 she then became associate rector of St Luke's Church in Darien, Connecticut. Between 2000 and 2007, she served as rector of St James' Church in Danbury, Connecticut.[1]

Bishop

On March 10, 2007, Ahrens was elected on the fifth ballot as Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut at a special convention held in Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford.[2] She was consecrated on June 30, 2007 in the Woolsey Hall of Yale University, by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. [3]

See also

• List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
• Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States

References

1. Hamilton, Karin. "Laura Ahrens elected bishop suffragan in Connecticut", The Episcopal Church, New York, 9 March 2007. Retrieved on 7 April 2020.
2. Wolfe Boynton, Cynthia. "From Childhood Dreams of Priesthood to a Bishop’s Chair", The New York Times, New York, 24 June 2007. Retrieved on 7 April 2020.
3. "Bishop Laura J. Ahrens". Episcopal Church in Connecticut. The Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut. Retrieved April 8, 2017.

Further reading

• Boynton, Cynthia Wolfe (June 24, 2007). "From Childhood Dreams of Priesthood to a Bishop's Chair". The New York Times. p. CT6.

Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by Wilfrido Ramos-Orench James Elliot Curry	Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut June 30, 2007 – Present With: James Elliot Curry	Current holder