Catherine Elizabeth Maples Waynick (born November 13, 1948) is an American

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bishop. She was the 10th bishop of the

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from 1997 to 2017. She was elected

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of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis in January 1997, was consecrated on June 7 of that year, and became the diocesan bishop on September 10, 1997. She succeeded Edward W. Jones, who served from 1977 to 1997. At the 2015 diocesan convention, Waynick announced plans to retire, and called for the election of a new bishop to be consecrated in 2017. She was succeeded by Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows on April 29, 2017. Waynick was called to serve as provisional bishop for the

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on October 21, 2017, serving until 2019.

Education

Waynick attended

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from 1966 to 1968. In 1981 she earned a BA in religious studies from Madonna College. She attended St. John Provincial Seminary in Plymouth, Michigan, earning her

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degree in 1985. She began work on a Doctor of Ministry degree at the

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in Detroit, concentrating on the field of spiritual direction, and was granted an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree in May 1998 from the

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in New York City.

Personal life

Waynick is married to Larry Waynick, a retired elementary school principal. They have two married children.

References

External links

Official Diocese of Indianapolis website

Biography on Christ Church Cathedral website

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