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The Right Reverend Marc Handley Andrus is the Eighth Bishop of California in The Episcopal Church. He was elected after three ballots in a special convention at San Francisco's Grace Cathedral on May 6, 2006, and was invested as Bishop of California on July 22 2006. Prior to his election as Bishop of California, Andrus served as Suffragan Bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama.

Biography

Marc Handley Andrus was born on October 20, 1956, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to Mary Frances and Francis Andrus, and was raised in Kingston, Tennessee. He received his Bachelor of Science in Plant Science from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1979, and a Masters in Social Sciences from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg in 1982. After receiving his Masters Degree, Andrus went to work as a regional planner for the Accomack-Northhampton Planning District Commission on Virginia's Delmarva Peninsula.

In 1987, Andrus was awarded a Master of Divinity degree from the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. After being ordained deacon on June 20, 1987, Andrus became Senior Associate at Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. While at Church of the Redeemer, Andrus was ordained priest on April 25, 1988.

In 1990, Andrus became Chaplain at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia, until 1997 when he became Rector of Emmanuel Church in Middleburg, Virginia. He remained Rector of Emmanuel until his consecration as Bishop Suffragan for the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama on February 7, 2002.

Andrus is married to Shiela Andrus, PhD, Acting Director of the Sparkman Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham's School of Public Health, and they have two daughters: Chloe and Pilar.

References

The Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus elected Eighth Bishop of California Sean McConnell, Episcopal Diocese of California, May 6th, 2006
California diocese elects Marc Andrus as bishop Episcopal News Service, May 7, 2006

External links

Preceded by William Edwin Swing	8th Bishop of California 22 July 2006 – present	Succeeded by incumbent

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-[[Image:Andrus.jpg|frame|The Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus]]
+| Full name = Marc Handley Andrus
-'''The Right Reverend Marc Handley Andrus''' is the eighth [[bishop]] of the [[Episcopal Diocese of California]]. He was elected after three ballots in a special convention at San Francisco's [[Grace Cathedral]] on May 6, 2006, and was invested as Bishop of California on July 22, 2006.
+| Title = VIII Bishop of California
-Prior to his election as Bishop of California, Andrus served as Bishop Suffragan in the [[Episcopal Diocese of Alabama]].
+| image = [[Image:Andrus.jpg]]
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+| province = [[ECUSA|The Episcopal Church]]
+| diocese = [[Episcopal Diocese of California|California]]
+| see = [[Grace Cathedral, San Francisco|Grace Cathedral]]
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+| began = [[2006]]
+| term_end = Incumbent
+| predecessor = [[William Edwin Swing]]
+| successor =
+| ordination = [[25 April]] [[1988]]
+| consecration = [[22 July]] [[2006]]
+| previous_post = [[Suffragan Bishop]]<br>
+[[Episcopal Diocese of Alabama|Diocese of Alabama]]<br>
+| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|10|20}}
+| birthplace = [[Oak Ridge, Tennessee]]
+| death_date =
+| deathplace =
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+}}
+{{Anglican Portal}}
+The [[Right Reverend]] '''Marc Handley Andrus''' is the Eighth [[Diocesan bishop|Bishop]] of [[Episcopal Diocese of California|California]] in [[ECUSA|The Episcopal Church]]. He was elected after three ballots in a special convention at San Francisco's [[Grace Cathedral]] on May 6, 2006, and was invested as Bishop of California on [[July 22]] [[2006]].  Prior to his election as Bishop of California, Andrus served as [[Suffragan Bishop]] in the [[Episcopal Diocese of Alabama]].
-== Biography ==
+== Biography ==
 Marc Handley Andrus was born on October 20, 1956, in [[Oak Ridge, Tennessee]], to Mary Frances and Francis Andrus, and was raised in [[Kingston, Tennessee]]. He received his Bachelor of Science in Plant Science from the [[University of Tennessee, Knoxville]] in 1979, and a Masters in Social Sciences from [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]], Blacksburg in 1982. After receiving his Masters Degree, Andrus went to work as a regional planner for the [[Accomack-Northhampton Planning District Commission]] on Virginia's [[Delmarva Peninsula]].
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 In 1990, Andrus became Chaplain at [[Episcopal High School]] in Alexandria, Virginia, until 1997 when he became Rector of Emmanuel Church in Middleburg, Virginia. He remained Rector of Emmanuel until his consecration as Bishop Suffragan for the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama on February 7, 2002.
 Andrus is married to Shiela Andrus, PhD, Acting Director of the [[Sparkman Center]] at the [[University of Alabama at Birmingham]]'s School of Public Health, and they have two daughters: Chloe and Pilar.
+==See also==
+* [[Succession of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States|List of Succession of Bishops for the Episcopal Church, USA]]
 == References ==
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 *[http://www.gracecathedral.org/church/sermon/bishop_20060722.shtml// Grace Cathedral, Bishop Investiture Video Webcast Archives]
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+|before=[[William Edwin Swing]]
+|after=incumbent
+|years=[[22 July]] [[2006]] – present}}
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+[[Category:American Episcopal priests]]
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+[[Category:Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America]]
+[[Category:American religious leaders]]