Michael G. Smith
Appearance
Michael Gene Smith | |
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XI Bishop of North Dakota | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
See | North Dakota |
In office | 2004-2019 |
Predecessor | Andrew Fairfield |
Successor | Keith Whitmore |
Orders | |
Consecration | 8 May 2004 |
Personal details | |
Nationality | United States; Potawatomi Nation |
Spouse | The Rev. Lisa White Smith |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Oklahoma State University Marymount College University of Oklahoma Seabury-Western Theological Seminary |
Michael Gene Smith is the eleventh and current diocesan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota. He was consecrated on May 8, 2004.
Early life and education
Smith is an enrolled member of the Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma.[1]
Smith holds degrees in Psychology, Music, Social Work, and Theology from Oklahoma State University, Marymount College of Kansas, the University of Oklahoma and Seabury-Western Theological Seminary.[1] He is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in preaching through Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri.[1]
Personal life
Smith is married to the Rev. Lisa White Smith, also an Episcopal priest.[1] The couple have three grown children and eight grandchildren.[1]
See also
- List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
- Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States