He was ordained deacon and priest in 1981 for the Diocese of Western Massachusetts, after which he became a tutor at St Philip's Theological College in Kongwa, Tanzania. In 1984 he returned to the United States and became curate of St Matthew's Church in Worcester, Massachusetts, and in 1986 vicar of the Southeast Region for Navajoland Area Mission. In 1991 he became a missioner of the Middlesex Cluster in the Diocese of Connecticut. Between 1994 and 1995, he was interim at the Church of the Nativity in Northborough, Massachusetts and assistant of the Assabet Cluster, until he became rector of Trinity Church, Geneva, New York in 1995.
In 1999, Sumner was named principal of Wycliffe College, Toronto,[3][4] where he remained until his election as Bishop of Dallas on May 16, 2015.[5] He was consecrated on November 14, 2015 in the First United Methodist Church of Dallas by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry.[6]
george, sumner, george, robinson, sumner, born, 1955, seventh, current, bishop, episcopal, diocese, dallas, served, previously, principal, wycliffe, college, toronto, right, reverendbishop, dallaschurchepiscopal, churchdiocesedallaselectedmay, 2015in, office20. George Robinson Sumner born 1955 is the seventh and current bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas He had served previously as principal of Wycliffe College Toronto The Right ReverendGeorge R SumnerBishop of DallasChurchEpiscopal ChurchDioceseDallasElectedMay 16 2015In office2015 presentPredecessorJames M StantonOrdersOrdination1981ConsecrationNovember 14 2015by Michael CurryPersonal detailsBorn1955NationalityAmericanDenominationAnglicanSpouseStephanie Alexandra HodgkinsChildren2MottoSimul Justus Et Peccator At once righteous and a sinner 1 Life and career editSumner attended Harvard College from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Classics He then earned a Master of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in theology from Yale University 2 He was ordained deacon and priest in 1981 for the Diocese of Western Massachusetts after which he became a tutor at St Philip s Theological College in Kongwa Tanzania In 1984 he returned to the United States and became curate of St Matthew s Church in Worcester Massachusetts and in 1986 vicar of the Southeast Region for Navajoland Area Mission In 1991 he became a missioner of the Middlesex Cluster in the Diocese of Connecticut Between 1994 and 1995 he was interim at the Church of the Nativity in Northborough Massachusetts and assistant of the Assabet Cluster until he became rector of Trinity Church Geneva New York in 1995 In 1999 Sumner was named principal of Wycliffe College Toronto 3 4 where he remained until his election as Bishop of Dallas on May 16 2015 5 He was consecrated on November 14 2015 in the First United Methodist Church of Dallas by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry 6 See also editList of Episcopal bishops of the United States List of bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of AmericaReferences edit George Robinson SUMNER Retrieved on October 4 2021 Dallas diocese elects George Sumner as next bishop Episcopal News Service May 18 2015 Retrieved on October 4 2021 The Rev George Sumner Named Dean of School in Toronto The Living Church 218 14 June 13 1999 George Sumner Wycliffe College Retrieved on October 4 2021 Meet the Bishop Diocese of Dallas Retrieved on October 4 2021 Durnan K George R Sumner ordained as 7th bishop of Dallas diocese Episcopal News Service November 16 2015 Retrieved on October 4 2021 nbsp This article about an American Episcopal or Anglican bishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George R Sumner amp oldid 1089767277, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
