Allen Kunho Shin is a
Korean-American bishop of the
Episcopal Church who is the current
Suffragan Bishop of New York.
Education and ministry
Shin graduated with a
Bachelor of Arts in Music and Vocal Performance from
Eastern Michigan University in 1983 and with a
Master of Divinity
For graduate-level theological institutions, the Master of Divinity (MDiv, ''magister divinitatis'' in Latin) is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America. It is the most common academic degree in seminaries and divi ...
from
General Theological Seminary in 1996. He also earned a
Master of Sacred Theology from General in 2001.
After studies at the
General Theological Seminary, he was ordained to the diaconate on June 15, 1996, and to the priesthood on December 7, 1996. Between 1996 and 1999, he served as assistant officer of the Episcopal Asian American Ministry at the Episcopal Church Center in
New York City. From 1996 to 2001, he also served as curate at the
Church of Saint Mary the Virgin in
New York City. In 2001 he moved to
England to study for a Post-Graduate Research in Patristic Studies from the
University of Oxford. He also served as honorary assistant of
All Saints, Margaret Street, in
London from 2002 to 2005. In 2005 he then became a fellow and chaplain at
Keble College, Oxford
Keble College () is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its main buildings are on Parks Road, opposite the University Museum and the University Parks. The college is bordered to the north by Keble Road, to th ...
, a post he kept until 2010. In 2010, he moved back to the
United States and became rector of St John's Church in
Huntington, New York
The Town of Huntington is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York. Founded in 1653, it is located on the north shore of Long Island in northwestern Suffolk County, with Long Island Sound to its north and Nassau County adjacent to the west. ...
.
On December 7, 2013, Shin was elected Suffragan Bishop of New York during a special convention held at the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine (sometimes referred to as St. John's and also nicknamed St. John the Unfinished) is the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. It is at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue in the Morningside Heights neighborhood ...
. He was consecrated on May 17, 2014, by Presiding Bishop
Katharine Jefferts Schori.
See also
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List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
*
Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States
External links
diocesan websiteAllen K. Shin Elected Bishop Suffragan
Living people
Eastern Michigan University alumni
General Theological Seminary alumni
South Korean Anglicans
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Episcopal bishops of New York
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