William White (bishop of the Southeast)
William J. White | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of the Southeast | |
| Church | Anglican Church in North America Reformed Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | REC Southeast |
| In office | 2020–present |
| Predecessor | Alphonza Gadsden |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | January 17, 2009 by Leonard W. Riches |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947 (age 76–77) |
William Joseph White (born 1947) is an American Anglican bishop currently serving as bishop ordinary of the Reformed Episcopal Church's Diocese of the Southeast.
Biography
White was born in St. Stephen, South Carolina. He received his M.Div. from Cummins Theological Seminary in Summerville, South Carolina. He served several churches in the Diocese of the Southeast as a presbyter before being elected as suffragan bishop in the diocese.[1]
On January 17, 2009, White was consecrated as the suffragan bishop of the Diocese of the Southeast at New Israel Reformed Episcopal Church in Charleston. REC Presiding Bishop Leonard W. Riches was the chief consecrator, joined by Sanco K. Rembert, Alphonza Gadsden, Royal U. Grote Jr., David L. Hicks, and Ray R. Sutton.[2]
White was elected bishop coadjutor in 2015, and on December 12, 2020, he succeeded Gadsden as the eighth bishop ordinary of the Southeast.[1]
Personal life
White married Vivian Jenkins in 1970; she died in 2018. They have two surviving children and one deceased child. In 2020, White was remarried to Gail Wilson.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Meet Our Bishop". Diocese of the Southeast. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Consecrations of Bishops" (PDF). Journal of the Proceedings of the Fifty-Fifth General Council of the Reformed Episcopal Church: 209. 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
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