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Ian Douglas (bishop)

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The Right Reverend

Ian Douglas
Bishop of Connecticut
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseConnecticut
ElectedOctober 24, 2009
In office2010–2022
PredecessorAndrew Smith
SuccessorJeffrey Mello
Orders
OrdinationJune 24, 1989
ConsecrationApril 17, 2010
by Katharine Jefferts Schori
Personal details
Born (1958-05-20) May 20, 1958 (age 66)
DenominationAnglican
SpouseKristin Harris
Children3

Ian Theodore Douglas (born May 20, 1958) is the former bishop of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut.

Biography

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He was ordained to the diaconate on June 11, 1988, and to the priesthood on June 24, 1989. He was elected fifteenth Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut on October 24, 2009. His election marked the first time in the diocese's 224-year history that a priest from outside the diocese was elected bishop.[1] He was consecrated on April 17, 2010. He was previously Angus Dun Professor of Mission and World Christianity at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He also served as priest associate at St. James's Episcopal Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1989 to 2010. Douglas earned degrees from Middlebury College (B.A.), Harvard University Graduate School of Education (Ed.M.), Harvard Divinity School (M.Div.) and Boston University (Ph.D.). Douglas is married to Kristin Harris. They are the parents of Luke, Timothy, and Johanna.

Douglas is a member of the Standing Committee of the Anglican Communion.[2] He is also Vice-Chair of Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation. [3]

In 2015, Douglas was one of the candidates for election as the 27th Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church.[4]

In April 2021, Douglas announced his plan to retire in fall 2022.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ian Douglas Elected Bishop of Connecticut". The Episcopal Café. October 24, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
  2. ^ "Standing Committee Members". The Anglican Communion. October 24, 2009. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
  3. ^ "The EGR Board of Directors". Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  4. ^ "episcopalct". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
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Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by 15th Bishop of Connecticut
2010−2022
Succeeded by