Scott Benhase
The Right Reverend Scott Anson Benhase D.Min., D.D. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Georgia | |
 | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Georgia |
| Elected | September 12, 2009 |
| In office | 2010–2020 |
| Predecessor | Henry I. Louttit |
| Successor | Frank S. Logue |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1984 |
| Consecration | January 23, 2010 by Katharine Jefferts Schori |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 4, 1957 Berne Union, Ohio, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Carl Benhase & Annaree Potter |
| Spouse | Kelly Jones |
| Children | John Benhase
Charley Benhase Mary Grace Benhase |
Scott Anson Benhase (born June 4, 1957)[1] is an American Episcopal bishop. He was the tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia in the United States. He was elected September 12, 2009 to succeed Henry I. Louttit.[2]
Education[edit]
Benhase graduated from Loveland High School in Ohio in 1975.[3] He received a BA in Religion from DePauw University in Indiana in 1979. He graduated from the Virginia Theological Seminary in 1983. While serving as a parish priest in East Cleveland, Ohio, he earned a Master's in Urban Affairs from the Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. In 2009, just prior to his election as bishop, Benhase earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from the Virginia Theological Seminary.[4] In keeping with tradition, he has also been awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by Sewanee.
Life[edit]
Benhase served at parishes in Indianapolis, Indiana; Durham, North Carolina; East Cleveland, Ohio; and Charlottesville, Virginia before he was called to be rector of St. Alban's, Washington, D.C. (Diocese of Washington) in 2006. St. He is married to Kelly Jones Benhase and they have three children, John, Charley, and Mary Grace.[5] He was a founding member of the Order of the Ascension, a dispersed Christian community with a shared commitment to parish revitalization and the struggle for justice in the church and society.[6] He has twice served as the Presiding Officer of the Order.[7]
Episcopacy[edit]
Benhase was elected 10th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia on a second ballot from the field of six nominees. He received 76 votes of 146 cast in the lay order and 58 of 103 cast in the clergy order. The special election convention, held at the Dubose Porter Center in Dublin, Georgia, was the Diocese of Georgia's 188th convention. His ordination and consecration as bishop of Georgia was held January 23, 2010 at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center.[8]
Benhase's major initiative was the Campaign for Congregational Development, a capital campaign raising funds to enhance capacity in congregational growth and development, clergy and lay leader development, and leadership formation of youth and young adults.[9] In his address to the diocesan convention in 2019, Benhase announced he was committing three percent of the diocesan endowment to begin a new center for racial reconciliation and healing.[10] Frank S. Logue succeeded Benhase on his May 30, 2020 consecration.[11]
See also[edit]
- List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
- Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States
References[edit]
- ^ Episcopal Clerical Directory 2013 (2013). New York: Church Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-0-89869-888-6, p. 83.
- ^ "Episcopal Diocese of Georgia". georgia.anglican.org.
- ^ "Loveland grad chosen as Georgia bishop". The Loveland Herald. The Community Press. October 20, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
The Rev. Scott Benhase, a 1975 graduate of Loveland High School, is the newly elected Episcopal bishop for the state of Georgia.
- ^ "'A different way of being Christian' | savannahnow.com". Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
- ^ "Georgiabishopsearch.org". Archived from the original on 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
- ^ "History". Archived from the original on 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ "News". Archived from the original on 2000-09-18. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ "Episcopal News Service - DIOCESAN DIGEST". Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ "Lead – Grow – Share – The Campaign for Congregational Development". campaign.georgiaepiscopal.org.
- ^ Bishop's Address of 2019, Diocese of Georgia Archives, retrieved November 20, 2019
- ^ Episcopal Diocese of Georgia elects Rev Frank Logue 11th Bishop, Savannah Morning News, retrieved November 16, 2019