Samuel Howard (bishop)

Samuel Johnson Howard (born (1951-09-08)September 8, 1951) is the eighth and current bishop of the Diocese of Florida in the U.S. Episcopal Church.[1] Howard was elected bishop coadjutor on May 16, 2003, and entered office on January 29, 2004.

For other people named Samuel Howard, see Samuel Howard (disambiguation).

The Right Reverend

Samuel Johnson Howard

D.D.
Bishop of Florida
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseFlorida
ElectedMay 16, 2003
In office2004-present
PredecessorStephen H. Jecko
Orders
Ordination1990
ConsecrationNovember 1, 2003
by Charles Jenkins
Personal details
Born (1951-09-08) September 8, 1951
North Carolina, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationProtestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America
SpouseMartha Marie
Children2
Previous postCoadjutor Bishop of Florida (2003-2004)

Early career

Howard was born on September 8, 1951, and is a North Carolina native. He is a 1973 graduate of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and has been married to his wife, Martha Marie, since 1974. They have two grown sons, Augustus and Charles.

Howard graduated from the Wake Forest University School of Law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in 1976. He practiced law in Raleigh, North Carolina, from 1976 to 1986. He also worked on the staff of the Commerce Committee of the United States Senate.

Religious career

Howard radically changed his career by returning to school and graduating from Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia, with a Master of Divinity degree. He was ordained as a deacon in June 1989 and a year later was ordained as a priest. His first position was assistant to the rector of the Church of the Holy Comforter in Charlotte, North Carolina, then rector of St. James' Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.[2]

Howard served as vicar of Trinity Church Wall Street from December 1997 until going to Florida in 2003.

See also

References
  1. St. John's Cathedral website: Bishop Howard biography Archived October 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Rutgers University Andromeda project: Samuel Johnson Howard bio Archived October 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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