Mariann Edgar Budde (born December 10, 1959) is the diocesan bishop of the

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. She was consecrated as the ninth Bishop of Washington in the

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on November 12, 2011. Prior to her election as Washington's first female diocesan bishop, she served for 18 years as the rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in

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. Budde completed her undergraduate work at the

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, earning a

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degree in history ''magna cum laude'' in 1982. She received her

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and

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degrees from the

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. In May 2012, she was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from the same seminary. Budde is the author of ''Gathering up the Fragments: Preaching as Spiritual Practice''. Her most recent book is titled ''Receiving Jesus: The Way of Love'' with a foreword written by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. In June 2020, amid the

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in Washington, DC, Budde criticized the use of tear gas by police and

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troops to clear the grounds of

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to allow President

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to pose for a photo op in front of St. John's Church, enabling its use "as a backdrop for a message antithetical to the teachings of Jesus." The Chief of the US Park Police later stated that it was smoke canisters, not tear gas; but his statement would appear to have been not correct, since multiple news organizations have reported that a form of tear gas was used.

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Profile on the Episcopal Diocese of Washington website
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