Sean Rowe in the context of Episcopal Church in the United States


Sean Rowe in the context of Episcopal Church in the United States

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Sean Walter Rowe (born February 16, 1975) is an American bishop who is serving as the 28th presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church since 2024.

Ordained as a priest in 2000, Rowe served for 7 years as rector for Saint John's Episcopal Church in Franklin, Pennsylvania and was ordained and consecrated as the 8th bishop of Northwestern Pennsylvania in September 2007, a position in which he remained for 17 years before succeeding Michael Curry as Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in November 2024. Rowe has also served as a provisional bishop for both the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem and the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York.

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Sean Rowe in the context of Episcopal Church (United States)

The Episcopal Church (TEC), also known as the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America (PECUSA), is a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion, based in the United States. It is a mainline Protestant denomination and is divided into nine provinces. The current presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church is Sean W. Rowe.

In 2024, The Church of England Yearbook reported 2.4 million total members. In 2023, the Episcopal Church had 1,547,779 active baptized members. In 2011, it was the 14th largest denomination in the United States. In 2020, according to the Association of Religion Data Archives, The Episcopal Church was the 12th-largest denomination as measured by number of congregations. It was the 9th-largest Protestant denomination as measured by adherents in 2025 according to Pew Research. In 2025, Pew Research estimated that 0.9 percent of the adult population in the United States, or about 2.4 million people, self-identify as adherents of the Episcopal Church. A total of 1% of US adults, or 2.6 million people, self-identify as mainline Episcopalians/Anglicans. The church has seen a sharp decline in membership and Sunday attendance since the 1960s, particularly in the Northeast and Upper Midwest.

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