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28-639: The OAC was created as a conservative alternative to the mainstream Anglican Communion. Its presiding bishop also serves as its metropolitan . It claims to have "over one million lay members ". The Orthodox Anglican Church is a member of the Orthodox Anglican Communion. It was founded as the Anglican Orthodox Church in 1963 or 1964 by James Parker Dees, in Statesville, North Carolina . Dees died in 1990 and

56-770: A lecturer for pastoral care. In 2013, Kühnbaum-Schmidt was elected regional bishop of the Meiningen-Suhl provost in the Evangelical Church in Central Germany (EKM). On September 27, 2018, the synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany elected her as presiding bishop (Landesbischöfin), and she took over the position on April 1, 2019. In December 2018, Kühnbaum-Schmidt was elected deputy chair of

84-552: Is an ecclesiastical position in some denominations of Christianity . The Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is the chief ecumenical officer of the church, and the leader and caretaker for the bishops of the synods. The presiding bishop chairs the biennial Church-wide Assembly and provides for the preparation of agendas for the assembly, the Church Council and its executive committee,

112-525: Is elected by the church's General Convention to serve a non designated term. The correct clerical style for the Presiding Bishop is "The Most Reverend". The role and importance of the office has grown over time. Originally, the Presiding Bishop was simply the senior diocesan bishop who presided over the House of Bishops. In 1919, the office was transformed into an elected one, and in the 1940s

140-464: Is the chief pastor and primate of the national church and its nine ecclesiastical provinces . The Presiding Bishop is charged with responsibility for leadership in initiating, developing, and articulating policy and strategy, overseeing the administration of the national church staff, and speaking for the church on issues of concern and interest. He or she is the president of the House of Bishops and

168-651: Is the primus inter pares of the three bishops in the dioceses (Sprengel). He or she chairs the Conference of Bishops ( Bischofsrat ) and the Church Executive Board ( Kirchenleitung ). First Presiding Bishop was Gerhard Ulrich. He was retired in spring of 2019. His successor is Kristina Kühnbaum-Schmidt . The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), a mainline Lutheran body similar to the ELCA, uses

196-726: The Bartonville Agreement in 1999. In 2007, McLaughlin signed a Covenant of Intercommunion between the Orthodox Anglican Church and the Old Catholic Church in Slovakia  [ cs ; de ; it ; pl ; sk ] , represented by Archbishop Augustín Bačinský  [ cs ; pl ; sk ] . This Anglicanism -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Presiding bishop A presiding bishop

224-638: The Church Of God In Christ is Bishop J. Drew Sheard , pastor of Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church Of God In Christ located in Detroit, Michigan. The Presiding Bishop is elected every four years by the COGIC General Assembly and Board of Bishops, along with eleven other Bishops who are in charge of executing and overseeing the religious, civil, and economic bylaws and ministries of the denomination, and who work alongside

252-846: The Episcopal Church via Albert A. Chambers and the Anglican Catholic Church, and also from the Philippine Independent Catholic Church through that church's now defunct Anglican Rite Jurisdiction of the Americas . Unlike the Episcopal Church, the Presiding Bishop of the United Episcopal Church may retain his diocese after election, and does not serve a fixed term, but is expected to resign following

280-618: The Latter Day Saint movement . Each Presiding Bishop has two counselors; the three together form the Presiding Bishopric . The position shares its origin with that of bishop . Edward Partridge was the first man ordained to the office of bishop in the early Church of Christ on February 4, 1831. Partridge became known as the First Bishop and later the "Presiding Bishop" when subordinate bishops were called in

308-601: The Nauvoo period (1839–44). After the 1844 succession crisis , the role of Presiding Bishop evolved separately in different denominations of the movement. In the Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints , a man recognized as a "literal descendant of Aaron" (or Kohanim ) can, under the direction of the First Presidency , hold the role of Presiding Bishop alone, without counselors. At this time,

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336-700: The 19th century. The Constitution of the United Episcopal Church of North America refers to the senior bishop as the Presiding Bishop, but within the denomination he is informally referred to as the Archbishop – a hangover from the 1981/4 version of the UECNA Constitution and Canons. The Presiding Bishop acts as Chairman of the House of Bishops and the National Council, and as primus inter pares or 'first among equals'. The Constitution and Canons were modified in 1992 (confirmed in 1996), with

364-519: The Conference of Bishops, and the Cabinet of Executives. The Presiding Bishop of the ELCA is elected to a six-year term, available for re-election and is charged with initiating policy, developing strategy and overseeing administration of the entire church. The presiding bishop also serves as a figurehead and speaks on behalf of the entire church. The ELCA's third Presiding Bishop, Mark Hanson , served two six-year terms from 2001 to 2013. Elizabeth Eaton

392-610: The administration of the temporal affairs of the whole church. They lead the Order of Bishops in providing support and mentoring to the financial officers of congregations and mission centers. The Presiding Bishopric serves also as the presidency of the Aaronic priesthood and leads the Order of Bishops in providing support, training, and advocacy in empowering the Aaronic Ministers. They direct the stewardship education efforts of

420-788: The church and lead financial development efforts with major donors. The Presiding Bishopric is a part of the World Church Leadership Council, along with the First Presidency and Council of Twelve Apostles. They also serve as members of the World Church Finance Board, which proposes budgets to the World Conference for approval. The current Presiding Bishop of the church is Ronald D. Harmon Jr., with Wim van Klinken and Carla K. Long as counselors. The current presiding bishop of

448-802: The church's temporal affairs (buildings, properties, commercial corporations, etc.) throughout the world. Along with the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles , the Presiding Bishopric is a part of the Council on the Disposition of the Tithes , which oversees and authorizes the expenditure of all tithing funds. The Presiding Bishopric is also responsible for overseeing the church's Aaronic priesthood, although most of

476-599: The decision was made that the Presiding Bishop should resign any other jurisdictions for which he or she might have pastoral responsibility. In this respect, the office is different from that of many archbishops found in other churches in the Anglican Communion which have diocesan responsibilities in addition to overseeing a national church. In the 1970s, the Presiding Bishop was given authority to enter dioceses for sacramental and preaching ministry, consulting with bishops, and related purposes. The Presiding Bishop

504-562: The delegates of the General Assembly and Board of Bishops to provide administration over the denomination. As a result of the 2020 global COVID-19 pandemic, the Quadrennial Election (usually held before the church's Holy Convocation) was postponed till 2021, where Sheard was elected. Kristina K%C3%BChnbaum-Schmidt Kristina Kühnbaum-Schmidt (born 1964) is a German Lutheran bishop . Kühnbaum-Schmidt

532-480: The election of a successor at the General Convention prior to the incumbent's 72nd birthday. In the event of an unexpected vacancy occurring, the senior bishop by date of consecration having jurisdiction serves as Presiding Bishop until an election can take place. The present holder of the office is Peter D. Robinson . The Presiding Bishop is a role in the church hierarchy of several denominations of

560-574: The only man to hold the title of Presiding Bishop under these conditions is W. Kevin Romer. In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , the largest denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement, the Presiding Bishop is the highest leadership position within the church's Aaronic priesthood . The three members of the Presiding Bishopric serve as church general authorities and oversee

588-550: The term "national bishop" for a similar position. Most other Lutheran churches in North America , especially the Confessional Lutheran bodies use a congregationalist structure and call their national leaders "president." The Lutheran Churches of Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Nigeria all use the term Archbishop . In the Anglican Communion (the worldwide family of independent churches following

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616-493: The title for the senior bishop reverting to 'Presiding Bishop.' However, the change of title never really caught on, and the 2011 General Convention of the UECNA codified the common custom of referring to the senior bishop as 'Archbishop' by modifying Canon 3 - Of the Presiding Bishop - to reflect this. However, the formal title remains 'Presiding Bishop' and is used in formal documents. The UECNA derives its historic episcopate from

644-859: The tradition of the Church of England ), several churches' primates are called Presiding Bishop. Among them are the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil , the Anglican Church of South America and the Episcopal Church (United States) ; the primate of Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East is called "president bishop". In the Episcopal Church in the United States of America , the Presiding Bishop

672-509: The work in this area is delegated to the Young Men General Presidency. Since October 2015, the church's Presiding Bishop has been Gérald Caussé . The Presiding Bishopric of Community of Christ , the second largest denomination, are the chief financial officers and trustees of the church. As such, they are trustees in trust for all church property, including local congregational facilities. They are responsible for

700-695: Was born in Braunschweig . She studied Lutheran evangelical theology at University of Göttingen and at Kirchliche Hochschule Berlin . She was ordained in Braunschweig in 1995, and served as a pastor of the parish of Wichern and in the Propstei pastorate for public relations. From 2009, Kühnbaum-Schmidt also worked as a pastoral psychological consultant and supervisor for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Braunschweig and as

728-684: Was elected as the fourth (and first female) presiding bishop in August 2013. The Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany (Nordkirche) is the senior (metropolitan) bishop and principal leader of the Nordkirche, a Landeskirche (member church) of Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland . In German, Nordkirche uses the title Landesbischof (literally: State Bishop ). She or he got her or his see in Schwerin . He or she

756-570: Was given the title of primate in 1982. As of November 2024, Sean W. Rowe holds the position. Stephen Elliott , first bishop of Georgia was the only Presiding Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of America . Ray R. Sutton is the current Presiding Bishop. This church claims to continue apostolic succession through George D. Cummins who left the Episcopal Church, USA in

784-540: Was succeeded as leader by George Schneller . Schneller resigned soon after due to illnesses, and the leader became Robert J. Godfrey . In 2000, Godfrey resigned; Scott McLaughlin succeeded him as leader. In 1999, the group changed its name to Episcopal Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of America . It then changed to Orthodox Anglican Church in 2005. The organization "champions the 1928 Book of Common Prayer , emphasizes Christian orthodoxy , and insists on high moral standards". Godfrey and McLaughlin were signatories to

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